Buck's Game of the Night - Sunday 10:30pm Feb 26

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This Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:30pm matchup consists of the San Jose Barracuda facing the Hershey Bears.

Here are the lineups, as of 8:05pm EST on Sunday evening:


San Jose Barracuda

AHL Career Breakdown:

LW - @Badmash 604 : 12-14-7, 25G, 35A, 60P, -24, 85 Shots, 58 Hits, 27 PIMs, 100 Faceoff%, 29.4 Shot%, -202 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio, 1 Blocked Shot
C - @Freddy Couples : 4-5-0, 4G, 7A, 11P, -12, 27 Shots, 17 Hits, 14 PIMs, 54.4 Faceoff%, 14.8 Shot%, -41 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio
RW - @xBroNz3x : 19-16-2, 11G, 17A, 28P, +3, 48 Shots, 90 Hits, 23 PIMs, 5.5 Faceoff%, 22.9 Shot%, -47 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio
LD - @iTzMagic13 : 5-4-2, 5G, 8A, 13P, -15, 28 Shots, 33 Hits, 12 PIMs, 17.9 Shot%, -21 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio
RD - @creegan610 : 42-43-3, 38G, 63A, 101P, -46, 174 Shots, 167 Hits, 133 PIMs, 14.3 Faceoff%, 21.8 Shot%, -27 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio
G - @LAZYKIDZinGA : 13-16-2, 239 Shots Against, 75.3 Save%, 59 Goals Against, 180 Saves, 1.99 GAA

Hershey Bears

AHL Career Breakdown:

LW - @Breckeeezy : 20-15-2, 35G, 40A, 75P, +7, 137 Shots, 55 Hits, 34 PIMs, 28.0 Faceoff%, 25.5 Shot%, -30 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio
C - @Jcsuperduck7 : 42-37-7, 96G, 112A, 208P, +11, 297 Shots, 202 Hits, 92 PIMs, 53.6 Faceoff%, 32.3 Shot%, +4 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio, 250 Blocked Shots!!!
RW - @Payfer89Qc : 5-0-1, 9G, 7A, 16P, +16, 29 Shots, 0 Hits, 4 PIMs, 50.0 Faceoff%, 31.0 Shot%, -30 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio
LD - @ButtaBorborygmi : 54-33-8, 25G, 73A, 98P, +1, 173 Shots, 455 Hits, 100 PIMs, 14.5 Shot%, -35 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio, 4 Blocked Shots
RD - @SlapShot1219 : 19-9-0, 5G, 24A, 29P, +38, 61 Shots, 54 Hits, 22 PIMs, 8.2 Shot%, -22 Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio, 11 Blocked Shots
G - @lIllllIIIlI : 28-13-4, 566 Shots Against, 75.6 Save%, 138 Goals Against, 428 Saves, 3.05 GAA

Buck's Bold Prediction:

I honestly believe this is a closer matchup than what the statistics show, but I do think it could get lopsided as well. However, I must pick a winner and a score.

Hershey wins 5-3, with Breckeeezy scoring 2 goals in the last 5 minutes of the 3rd period to make it from 3-3 to a 5-3 Win.