CAVENDISH FARMS REPORT - 22.11.22

It's a welcome homecoming for the Wranglers.
After playing their last four games away from the Scotiabank Saddledome, the team heads into a busy homestand with four games on the docket this week against the Coachella Valley Firebirds and Abbotsford Canucks.
The Wranglers have been one of the hottest teams in the American Hockey League of late, picking up points in each of their last seven games (6-0-1). They currently sit tied for fifth in the Western conference standings with 17-points.

A big reason for that success is their powerplay.
They have been extremely efficient while a man up, sitting third in the league at 30.7%. Cole Schwindt has been a catalyst of late, notching his fourth powerplay goal in his last four games, while Matthew Phillips has led the way with five of his team-leading 10 goals scored with the man-advantage this season.
Calgary's special teams got a big boost from the return of Nick DeSimone to the lineup after rejoining the team following a brief recall stint with the Flames. DeSimone immediately made his impact felt in his first game back, scoring two powerplay goals against the Bakersfield Condors, and adding an assist as well, to earn the nod for the game's First Star.

PELLETIER ON FIRE:

The Flames selected Jakob Pelletier with their first-round selection in 2019 (29th overall), and boy has he been showing why.
The 21-year-old skates into the week on a six-game point streak, a span where he's collected 11 points (3g, 8a). Pelletier is averaging better than a point-per-game so far this season, with 15 points in his first 14 games and he credits the early season success to the chemistry he's been building with his linemates Phillips and Radim Zohorna.
"I think since the beginning of the year we've been trying to find some chemistry with the lines," he said. "For me, I have had some chemistry with Phillips since last year and when you add a guy like Radim with us, a big, strong guy who can skate well and pass the puck, it's a big plus for us."
"We're working together and we can see that our chemistry as a line is growing and growing, and for us, it's important to keep playing quick and smart and good things will happen."

RECENT RESULTS:

THE WOLF FACTOR:

Dustin Wolf has been the cornerstone of the Wranglers success all season long. The Tustin, Calif., product has been nothing short of remarkable so far, routinely making timely saves at big moments in tilts.
He's a gamer, a thoroughbred, a true work-horse.
Wolf has won each of his last six starts between the pipes for Calgary, improving his overall record to 8-2-0-1 with a 2.39 goals-against-average (GAA) and a 0.922 save-percentage (Sv%). His eight wins on the season leads all goaltenders in the AHL.

ONE-TIMERS:

QUOTABLE:

Sutter about the group's attention to detail:
"I think the first week or two, there's a lot of new faces so a lot of new systems for guys, just trying to find where you fit in with the team and what's expected of you."
"I think that's something the coaching staff has been harping on, they've been doing a good job communicating and having team meetings and one-on-one meetings just to know where the expectation within your role lies, so we're going to keep building on that and getting better as a team."
Schwindt on the recent success of the powerplay:
"For all of us on the powerplay, obviously there's set roles and plays that we can do, and they've been working so far," said Schwindt. "There's a rough structure for the way you want to play, but at the end of the day, it's down to our own skill to put the puck in the back of the net.
"The coaching staff lets us do our thing and it's been working so far."