Dallas/Allen, Texas - The Allen Americans (31-20-5-0), ECHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators (NHL), and Belleville Senators (AHL), open a two-game weekend series tonight against the Idaho Steelheads.

Allen Americans Tonight: 

Pregame Show: 6:50 PM CST

Puck Drop: 7:10 PM CST

Watch Live: FLOHOCKEY.TV
Listen Live:  AMERICANS 24/7

On the Call: Tommy Daniels and Maurice Fitzgerald

On-Ice Reporters: Isabella Keating and Gracee Tucker

Game Night Producer: John Beifuss

Editor and Stats: Matthew McDowell

Next Home Game: Saturday, March 14^th vs. Idaho Steelheads 7:10 PM

Comparing Allen and Idaho

Allen Americans

Overall: 31-20-5-0

Home: 17-8-2-0

Away: 14-12-3-0

Last 10: 7-2-1-0

Allen Americans Leaders:

Points: (57) Brayden Watts

Goals: (26) Danny Katic

Power Play Goals: (8) Danny Katic

Assists: (38) Brayden Watts

Power Play Assists: (22) *Sam Sedley

+/- (+15) *Sam Sedley and Ty Prefontaine

PIM’s (92) Braidan Simmons-Fischer

* In the AHL with Belleville

Idaho Steelheads:

Overall: 35-18-4-0

Home: 18-8-1-0

Away: 17-10-3-0

Last 10: 3-7-0-0

Idaho Steelheads Leaders:

Points: (51) *Brendan Hoffman

Goals: (32) *Brendan Hoffman

Power Play Goals: (7) *Brendan Hoffman

Assists: (24) Jack Adams

Power Play Assists: (9) Liam Malmquist

+/- (+21) Sam Jardine

PIM’s (89) Kaleb Pearson

*In the American Hockey League

Americans Notables

Another Series Win: The Americans made it another series win taking two of three games last weekend from the Tulsa Oilers. The 7-1 win over Tulsa last Sunday afternoon, matched their most lopsided win of the year (6 goals). Harrison Blaisdell had a hat trick, his second three-goal game of the season. He reached the 20-goal mark for the first time in his professional career. Colby McAuley scored his 18^th goal of the season and first goal since February 20^th. Colton Hargrove finished the afternoon with a two-point game and a team-high eight shots on goal. The Americans outscored the Oilers 6-1 over the final two periods of the game. With the victory, the Americans won the season series over Tulsa 9-5-1, including back-to-back wins on the weekend.

Head-to-Head with Idaho: The Americans are winless against the Idaho Steelheads this season with a record of 0-3-2. All five games in the season series were played at Idaho Central Arena. The Americans dropped the last meeting 6-5 in overtime on January 24^th. Four players scored for the Americans that night including Michael Gildon, who had a pair of goals for the Americans in the loss. Tonight, will be the first and next to last game in the season series.

Power Play Numbers: The Americans enter tonight’s game with the eighth ranked power play in the league at 20.4 % (44-for-216). The Americans went 1-for-4 in their last game. Danny Katic leads Allen with eight Power Play Goals.

Season High: With the Americans 7-1 win over the Tulsa Oilers last Sunday, the team improved to a record 31-20-5-0. They are 11 games over the 0.500 mark for the first time this season. The Americans are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.

Katic Goal Streak: Danny Katic enters tonight’s game third in the ECHL with 26 goals. He has scored a goal in four straight games which is his longest scoring streak of the season. Two times this season he has had a three-game goal streak.

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