ROCKFORD ICEHOGS-CHICAGO WOLVES WEST DIVISION FINALS PLAYOFF PREVIEW

Rockford, Ill.- After an intense 10-game regular season series, the Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves get to meet up once again, this time in the postseason. The IceHogs and Wolves will begin a battle in the best-of-seven West Division Finals on Thursday in Rosemont at the Allstate Arena. The following is a series preview between the West Division clubs.

Game Date Location Time Season Ticket To Use
Game 1 Thurs, May 1 at Chicago 7 p.m.
Game 2 Sat, May 3 at Chicago 7 p.m.
Game 3 Sun, May 4 at Rockford 4:05 p.m. (Playoff Game “C”)
Game 4 Wed, May 7 at Rockford 7:05 p.m. (Playoff Game “D”)
Game 5* Fri, May 9 at Chicago 7:30 p.m.
Game 6* Sun, May 11 at Rockford 4:05 p.m. (Playoff Game “E”)
Game 7* Tues, May 13 atChicago 7 p.m.

*if necessary

2007-08 Wolves-IceHogs Season Results:
Fri., Oct. 19 Rockford 4 at Chicago 5 OT
Sat., Nov. 24 Rockford 3 at Chicago 8
Thurs., Dec. 27 Rockford 3 at Chicago 4 OT
Fri., Jan. 4 Chicago 4 at Rockford 5
Fri., Jan 25 Chicago 3 at Rockford 4
Sat., Feb. 2 Rockford 2 at Chicago 4
Sat., Feb. 16 Chicago 4 at Rockford 1
Fri., Mar. 28 Chicago 2 at Rockford 3 SO
Fri., April 11 Chicago 2 at Rockford 3
Sat., April 12 Rockford 1 at Chicago 7

Rockford Overall Comparison Chicago
44-26-4-6 Record 53-22-2-3
98 Points 111
2nd-West Place 1st-West
3.09 (6th) Goals/Game 3.75 (1st)
2.89 (16th) Goals Against/Game 2.83 (14th)
26.35 (2nd) PIMs/Game 23.36 (4th)
18.6% (7th) Power Play 20.8% (3rd)
84.0% (10th) Penalty Kill 84.4% (6th)

Regular Season Leaders
Rockford
Chicago

Martin St. Pierre 87 Points
Jason Krog 112

Troy Brouwer 35 Goals
Jason Krog 39

Martin St. Pierre 67 Assists
Jason Krog 73

Kris Versteeg 174 Penalty Minutes
Andre Deveaux 232

Petri Kontiola +17 Plus/Minus
Joel Kwiatkowski +23

Corey Crawford 29 Wins
Ondrej Pavelec 33

Wade Flaherty 2.54 Goals Against Average
Robert Gherson 2.61

Wade Flaherty .917 Save Percentage
Robert Gherson .914

Regular Season Leaders vs.
Rockford
Chicago

Martin St. Pierre 11 Points
Jason Krog 21

Martin St. Pierre 4 Goals
Troy Brouwer 4
Jason Krog 6

Petri Kontiola 8 Assists
Jason Krog 15

Kris Versteeg 47 Penalty Minutes
Andre Deveaux 69

Ryan Stokes +3 Plus/Minus
Joey Crabb +7

Corey Crawford 3 Wins
Ondrej Pavelec 3

Corey Crawford 3.89 Goals Against Average
Ondrej Pavelec 2.82

Corey Crawford .868 Save Percentage
Ondrej Pavelec .912

Team vs. Team
Rockford Chicago
4 Wins 6
29 Goals 43
45 Assists 79
74 Points 122
-35 Plus/Minus +32
392 Penalty Minutes 404
297 Shots On Goal 311
21.9% Power Play 31.0%
69.0% Penalty Kill 78.1%

Postseason Leaders
Rockford Chicago
Kris Versteeg 5 Points Jason Krog 6
Kris Versteeg 3 Goals Darren Haydar 3
Jesse Schultz 3
Martin St. Pierre 3 Assists Jason Krog 6
Gavin Morgan 8 Penalty Minutes Kevin Doell 14
Ryan Stokes +5 Plus/Minus Jason Krog +4
Kris Versteeg +5 Darren Haydar +4
Karel Pilar +4
Corey Crawford 4 Wins Ondrej Pavelec 4
Corey Crawford 1.10 G.A.A. Ondrej Pavelec 1.74
Corey Crawford .955 SPCT Ondrej Pavelec .929

IceHogs Playoff History
Appearances: 6
AHL Appearances: 1
Last Appearance: Won 4-1 (best-of-seven) vs. Houston Aeros (‘07-08)
All Time Record: 28-22
Home Record: 18-6 (Last, 0-1 2OTL; vs. Houston on 4/18/08)
Road Record: 10-16 (Last, 5-2 W at Houston on 4/25/08)
Overtime Games: 2-5 (Last, 0-1 2OTL; vs. Houston on 4/18/08)
Playoff Series Win: 6 (Last, 4-1 vs. Houston, Calder Cup Division Semifinals 2008
Championship: 1 (2007 Colonial Cup)