Weekend Preview: Motor City Rockers @ Danbury Hat Tricks

The Motor City Rockers split a pair of games with the division leading Indiana Sentinels last weekend. Friday night, a goal in the final minute sunk the Rockers in a 2-1 defeat. Motor City bounced back with a 4-1 win on Saturday night, snapping a short three game skid.

The Danbury Hat Tricks come into the weekend on a four game losing streak. After starting the season out with a pair of high scoring wins against the Watertown Wolves, the Hat Tricks have given up 22 goals in their last four contests. Three of the four losses have come at home at Danbury Ice Arena.

While the Hat Tricks have given up five goals a night, they have been able to light the lamp themselves. Four different Danbury players average a point per game or better. Led by former Rocker Eli Rivers with 11 points in six games, Genaro Fronduto, Stefan Miklakos, and Grady Friedman are all at a point per game or better.

Kyle Penton has played every minute of the season in net for the Hat Tricks. He boasts a 2-4 record with a 5.00 goals against, with a save percentage sitting at .897. Rookie Reilly Penton has been sitting back ready to get his first pro start.

Grant Bondy put the finishing touches on the 4-1 win over Indiana last Saturday with his first pro goal. One to remember, Bondy flipped the puck from his own zone circle, placing it perfectly on net from nearly 200 feet away to notch his first goal.

The goaltender duo of Rico Gonzalez and Jake Gwillim are coming off a strong weekend. The pairing combined for 44 saves on 47 shots. The .936 save percentage was the best over a weekend span early in the season for the Rockers.

Despite being in a different division, the Hat Tricks are the second most common foe the Rockers will play. This weekend marks the two of nine matchups throughout the season, including three out of the next five contests

Both games will be streamed live on the Rockers Media Network. Coverage starts at 7pm on Friday with a 7:30 puck drop, while Saturday's coverage starts at 6:30 with a 7pm puck drop.