# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Notes1 Jeff Lerg G L 5’6 155 04.09.86 Livonia, MI 12 6 6 0 0 0 3.38 0.890 Led Michigan State to NCAA championship in 2007

31 Shane Connelly G L 5'9 180 03.16.87 Cheltenham, PA 19 4 11 2 1 0 3.31 0.889 Both wins for Trenton have been against Reading

AHL 35 Dave Caruso G L 6’1 205 06.18.82 Roswell, GA 16 5 8 0 2 0 3.33 0.907 Loaned to AHL-Albany, 1/11

# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Notes1 Patrick Killeen G L 6'4 204 04.15.90 Carp, ON 32 17 11 0 2 3 2.62 0.910 3-0 vs. Trenton this season

29 Peter Delmas G L 6'2 188 02.16.90 Bedford, NS 10 8 2 0 0 1 2.20 0.928 Both wins for Wheeling are against Trenton

Trenton Devils# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes

IR 2 T.J. Miller D L 6'4 210 09.15.86 Placentia, CA 22 1 5 6 -13 6 Placed on 21-day IR, 1/16AHL 5 Andy Thomas D R 6'2 210 11.14.85 Bow, NH 35 2 4 6 -11 25 Recalled to AHL-Albany, 2/4

6 Harry Young D L 6’4 215 11.12.89 Windsor, ON 2 0 1 1 0 7 Won back-to-back Memorial Cups w/ Windsor (OHL)

7 Justin Coutu D L 6'0 205 11.19.84 Maple Ridge, BC 41 1 11 12 0 73 Leads Trenton d-men w/ 73 PIM

8 Martin Nolet D L 6'3 205 10.02.86 Quebec City, PQ 31 2 3 5 -1 27 College teammate of Dave Leaderer at Umass-Amherst

9 Trevor Kell F R 6’0 185 06.23.86 Thunder Bay, ON 25 11 12 23 +6 28 Drafted by Chicago, 5th round, '04

10 Tony Zancanaro F L 5’5 170 06.04.82 Trenton, MI 41 7 13 20 -5 39 10 game-winning goals in a Trenton uniform

11 Myles Stoesz F R 6’1 210 02.15.87 Steinbach, MB 17 0 2 2 -3 88 88 PIM in 17 games

AHL 12 Darcy Zajac F R 6'1 200 09.23.86 Winnipeg, MAN 32 6 17 23 +8 35 Called up to AHL-Albany, 2/18

14 Matt Lombardi F R 5’11 200 11.09.87 Milton, MA 46 15 8 23 -7 24 3 goals in last 4 games

15 Matt Vokes F R 6’1 190 09.03.85 Auburn, MA 16 4 8 12 -8 4 1 goal, 3 assists in last 3 games

16 Ryan Ginand F L 5’9 180 04.01.86 Milford, MA 51 23 36 59 +2 40 3rd in ECHL scoring; 2g vs. Elmira Saturday night

17 Dan Charleston F L 5'8 180 11.27.84 Oak Forest, IL 18 10 14 24 -7 61 Averages more than a point-per-game

18 Ryan Hayes F R 5'10 180 06.04.89 Syracuse, NY 44 17 20 37 -2 22 2 goals Oct. 24 at Wheeling

20 Brad Miller D R 5’10 170 01.31.86 Alpharetta, GA 32 7 12 19 -3 14 4 seasons at University of North Dakota (WCHA)

21 Kory Nagy F L 5’11 195 10.12.89 Walsingham, ON 40 7 10 17 -5 23 2goals, 2 assists against Wheeling this year

23 Taylor Vichorek F R 6’8 250 08.25.88 Moose Lake, MN 48 4 11 15 +14 76 +8 in last five games; leads team with +14

AHL 24 J.S. Berube F L 6’3 195 06.20.90 Matane, PQ 33 10 12 22 -2 55 Recalled to Albany, 2/11

25 Jeremy Akeson F L 6’2 210 11.26.84 Ottawa, ON 49 9 10 19 -15 75 Season-high 7 shots Wed. at Elmira; 2g in last 2 GP

26 Dave Leaderer D L 5'11 190 07.31.86 Rochester, NY 48 4 19 23 -14 34 Leads Trenton D-men w/ 19 assists

27 Justin Pender D L 6’4 215 10.25.88 St. Johns, NL 48 2 12 14 -20 42 Appeared in two games for Lowell Devils (AHL), '08-09

IR 28 Jordon Southorn D L 6'3 200 05.15.90 Montreal, PQ 24 0 4 4 -10 22 Placed on 21-day IR, 2/06

AHL 34 Jeff Prough F R 5’10 180 04.20.86 Dearborn Heights, MI 43 20 13 33 -14 38 Recalled by AHL-Albany, 2/07

# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes2 Mike Gershon D R 5’10 195 10.06.84 Sparta, NJ 44 4 13 17 +4 51 4 seasons at SUNY-Brockport (SUNYAC)

3 Trevor Hunt D L 5’11 185 03.14.86 Maple Ridge, BC 30 3 4 7 +1 40 Arrived via trade w/ Stockton, 1/07

IR 4 Sebastien Bissailon D R 6’0 185 12.08.86 Mont-Laurier, PQ 34 4 12 16 +7 10 21-day IR, 1/17-2/07

6 Peter Merth D R 6’3 225 06.19.87 New Westminster, BC 49 1 10 11 +7 69 4 seasons at R.P.I (ECAC)

AHL 7 Dany Masse LW L 5’10 188 05.18.88 La Pocatiere, PQ 29 1 8 9 -7 12 Called up to Hamilton, 1/20

7 Tyler Murovich C L 5'9 185 12.04.89 Mt. Lebanon, PA 15 4 6 10 +2 6 First 14 games played with Reading Royals

8 Alex Smigelski F R 6’2 210 11.19.87 Mountain Lakes, NJ 31 12 6 18 +7 34 3-day IR, 1/22-1/25

9 Christiaan Minella F R 6’2 206 07.05.85 Cincinnati, OH 9 2 3 5 -3 4 Traded from Cincinnati, 2/10

AHL 10 Ben Street C L 5’11 185 02.13.87 Coquitlam, BC 38 24 27 51 +21 10 Reassigned to AHL-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 1/12

11 Andrew Orpik D R 6’3 200 03.12.86 East Amherst, NY 46 6 13 19 -4 44 Returned from AHL-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton today

12 Dan Henningson D L 6’1 190 01.10.84 Edmonton, AB 51 5 9 14 +13 35 10 games in AHL w/ Lake Erie last season

13 Jason Weeks F R 5’10 198 03.26.85 Seattle, WA 5 0 2 2 -3 2 Signed to contract, 2/11

AHL 14 David Urquhart D R 6’0 190 11.10.84 Thorold, ON 24 1 8 9 +7 32 Assigned by Hamilton, 02/07

15 Kris Vernarsky C L 6’3 210 04.05.82 Detroit, MI 38 7 11 18 -9 28 3 goals, 3 assists against Trenton

16 Alex Grant D R 6’3 190 01.20.89 Antigonish, NS 2 1 0 1 0 2 Signed contract 2/14

AHL 17 Andrew Lord C R 6’3 200 02.22.85 West Vancouver, BC 26 7 12 19 0 74 Loaned to Oklahoma City, 12/27

18 Kelly Miller C L 5’11 170 03.13.79 Toledo, OH 17 6 2 8 -1 16 Oldest player on Wheeling's roster

19 Mikael Bedard F L 5’10 190 12.13.87 Montreal, PQ 30 13 20 33 +18 18 73 points (35g, 38a) with Port Huron (IHL) last season

20 Kyle Bushee D L 6’0 190 03.27.85 Otsego, MI 48 4 21 25 +5 19 2 games with the AHL's Portland Pirates this season

AHL 21 Nick Petersen RW L 6’2 186 05.27.89 Wakefield, PQ 40 24 33 57 +17 30 Recalled to Wilkes-Barre Scranton/ 02/03

22 David Marshall F R 5’11 185 03.14.85 Buffalo, MN 26 10 11 21 +2 27 Returned from AHL-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton today

23 Jason DeSantis D R 5’11 185 03.09.86 Oxford, MI 38 5 20 25 -8 34 Teammate of Dave Caruso at Ohio State (CCHA)

24 Doug Rogers C R 6’1 195 01.28.88 Watertown, MA 31 5 16 21 +3 10 4 seasons at Harvard University (ECAC)

26 Sam D' Agostino F L 6’0 196 07.15.86 Medford, MA 44 10 2 12 -7 10 Traded from Cincinnati, 2/10

AHL 27 Joey Haddad LW L 6’2 200 12.10.88 Sydney, NS 34 14 13 27 +3 67 Recalled to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2/05

28 Ryan Schnell F R 6’3 225 01.13.89 Cary, IL 28 2 2 4 -2 131 Returned from AHL-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton today

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

Wheeling Nailers

TRENTON DEVILS (20-28-1-3, 44pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (29-20-0-3, 61pts) Game 53 ◦ Sunday, February 20, 2011 ◦ 4:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Today in the ECHLToledo Walleye (24-22-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (25-20-5) 4 p.m. ET· Evan Rankin leads Toledo against the K-Wings with eight goals and 15 points.· Kalamazoo’s Kory Karlander is tied for fourth with 57 points (22g-35a).· Walleye are 16-5-2 when scoring first.· K-Wings are 17-1-2 when leading after two periods.Greenville Road Warriors (32-19-2) at South Carolina Stingrays (29-21-4) 4 p.m. ET· Greenville’s Marc-Olivier Vallerand is tied for fifth among rookies with 17 goals.· South Carolina’s Jordan Pietrus is fifth among rookies with 131 shots.· Road Warriors are 18-8-2 when outshooting their opponent.· Stingrays are fifth with 29.80 shots-against per game.Wheeling Nailers (29-20-3) at Trenton Devils (20-28-4) 4 p.m. ET· Peter Delmas leads Wheeling against the Devils with a 4-0-0 record, a 2.25 goals-against average and a save percentage of .933.· Trevor Kell leads Trenton against the Nailers with nine points (4g-5a).· Nailers are second on the penalty kill at 85.7 percent (222-for-259).· Devils are 15-4-0 when leading after two periods.Elmira Jackals (22-22-7) at Reading Royals (33-13-5) 5:05 p.m. ET· Yannick Tifu leads Elmira against the Royals with four goals and 11 points.· Reading’s Ben Gordon is tied for third in plus-minus with a +19.· Jackals are first with 3.65 goals per game.· Royals are 20-2-3 when scoring first.Victoria Salmon Kings (24-26-3) at Stockton Thunder (26-26-9) 4 p.m. PT· Victoria’s Ryan Turek is tied for seventh among defensemen with 26 points (7g-19a)· Chris Lawrence leads Stockton against the Salmon Kings with 10 points (5g-5a).· Salmon Kings are 22-7-2 when scoring first.· Thunder are 11-4-9 in one-goal games.Ontario Reign (18-30-5) at Bakersfield Condors (26-23-3) 6 p.m. PT· Ontario’s David Walker leads defensemen with 25 assists.· Bakersfield’s Josh Tordjman is fourth with 962 saves.· Reign are 16-6-5 in one-goal games.· Condors are 19-0-1 when leading after two periods.

MOST CAREER COACHING WINS491 – John Marks, Charlotte, 1993-96; Greenville, 1998-2006; Pensacola, 2007-08; Au-gusta, 2008-09480 – John Brophy, Hampton Roads, 1989-2000; Wheeling, 2001-03438 – Jeff Pyle, Mobile, 1998-2002; Gwinnett, 2003-Present332 – Frank Anzalone, Nashville, 1991-92; Roanoke, 1993-98; Pee Dee, 1999-2001; John-stown, 2005-07317 – Jeff Brubaker, Greensboro, 1989-95; Jacksonville, 1995-96; Tallahassee, 1998-99; Greensboro, 1999-2001317 – Malcolm Cameron, Cincinnati, 2002-03; Long Beach, 2004-06; Texas, 2006-08; Florida, 2008-10; Elmira, 2010-Present

Recent ECHL ScoresWED, FEBRUARY 16 Trenton 5 at Elmira 4

Toledo 3 at Cincinnati 2 (SO)Alaska 5 at Utah 2

Stockton 1 at Ontario 2 (OT)

FRI, FEBRUARY 18 South Carolina 1 at Greenville 3

Toledo 1 at Cincinnati 5Gwinnett 2 at Florida 5Trenton 2 at Elmira 5

Reading 1 at Wheeling 0 (SO)Las Vegas 5 at Utah 2Alaska 5 at Idaho 2

Ontario 4 at Bakersfield 5 (SO)Victoria 3 at Stockton 1

SAT, FEBRUARY 19 Gwinnett 3 at Florida 7

Kalamazoo 1 at Toledo 2 (SO)Elmira 2 at Trenton 3

South Carolina 3 at Greenville 4 (OT)Wheeling 1 at Reading 3Las Vegas 3 at Utah 2

Alaska 6 at Idaho 5 (SO)Ontario 3 at Bakersfield 7Victoria 1 at Stockton 8

Upcoming ECHL ScheduleMON, FEBRUARY 21

Kalamazoo at Cincinnati - 2:05 PM EST

TUE, FEBRUARY 22 Gwinnett at Greenville - 7:05 PM ESTBakersfield at Stockton - 7:00 PM PST

WED, FEBRUARY 23 Wheeling at Toledo - 7:00 PM ESTTrenton at Reading - 7:05 PM EST

Kalamazoo at Cincinnati - 7:30 PM ESTIdaho at Ontario - 7:00 PM PST

THU, FEBRUARY 24 Las Vegas at Alaska - 7:15 PM AKST

Eastern Conference StandingsATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKReading 51 33 13 2 3 71 0.696 173 149 765 15-6-1-2 18-7-1-1 8-2-0-0 3-0-0-0Elmira 51 22 22 6 1 51 0.500 186 187 1102 11-12-3-0 11-10-3-1 3-5-1-1 0-1-0-0Trenton 52 20 28 1 3 44 0.423 164 189 918 10-14-1-2 10-14-0-1 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0SOUTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKGreenville 53 32 19 1 1 66 0.623 178 146 750 17-8-1-0 15-11-0-1 5-5-0-0 2-0-0-0Florida 57 30 24 0 3 63 0.553 195 178 1020 15-9-0-2 15-15-0-1 5-4-0-1 2-0-0-0South Carolina 54 29 21 2 2 62 0.574 152 156 729 17-7-1-1 12-14-1-1 5-3-1-1 0-1-1-0Gwinnett 53 22 24 2 5 51 0.481 153 182 923 13-10-1-2 9-14-1-3 3-7-0-0 0-2-0-0NORTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKWheeling 52 29 20 0 3 61 0.587 177 149 875 15-11-0-2 14-9-0-1 4-5-0-1 0-4-0-1Kalamazoo 50 25 20 2 3 55 0.550 172 170 827 14-10-0-0 11-10-2-3 6-3-0-1 4-0-0-1Cincinnati 51 22 20 6 3 53 0.520 148 165 955 12-12-2-2 10-8-4-1 5-3-1-1 3-0-0-1Toledo 50 24 22 3 1 52 0.520 162 182 886 12-12-1-1 12-10-2-0 6-3-1-0 1-0-0-0Western Conference StandingsMOUNTAIN GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKAlaska 52 31 19 2 0 64 0.615 165 138 678 18-7-2-0 13-12-0-0 7-3-0-0 4-0-0-0Utah 54 28 21 4 1 61 0.565 152 153 1247 10-14-3-0 18-7-1-1 4-5-1-0 0-4-0-0Idaho 53 24 18 3 8 59 0.557 162 155 866 13-9-1-6 11-9-2-2 6-2-0-2 0-1-0-1Victoria 53 24 26 1 2 51 0.481 156 167 1157 9-14-1-1 15-12-0-1 7-3-0-0 0-1-0-0PACIFIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKLas Vegas 52 32 17 2 1 67 0.644 167 139 764 17-10-1-0 15-7-1-1 5-5-0-0 2-0-0-0Stockton 51 26 16 4 5 61 0.598 161 149 1105 12-8-1-3 14-8-3-2 4-4-2-0 1-0-0-0Bakersfield 52 26 23 2 1 55 0.529 160 166 1153 15-8-1-0 11-15-1-1 5-4-1-0 2-0-0-0Ontario 53 18 30 2 3 41 0.387 135 198 1005 8-17-0-1 10-13-2-2 4-4-1-1 0-1-0-1

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (20-28-1-3, 44pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (29-20-0-3, 61pts) Game 53 ◦ Sunday, February 20, 2011 ◦ 4:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

TRENTON POWER PLAY PUNISHES ELMIRA, 3-2

Trenton, NJ – Ryan Ginand scored two of Trenton’s three power play goals, including the game-winning score early in the third period, as the Trenton Devils defeated the Elmira Jackals, 3-2, Saturday at Sun National Bank Center. Jeff Lerg stopped 36 shots in his first win since January 28 in Toledo, as the Devils won for the second time in three meetings with the Jackals this week.

Elmira’s Michael Dubuc got the scoring started 7:40 into the first period by beating Lerg with a wrist shot into the top corner of the net. Dubuc also led the Jackals with seven shots on goal in the game but managed just the one goal and captured third star honors despite his team’s loss.

Immediately following Elmira’s goal, Harry Young, playing his first home game for Trenton, dropped the gloves with Josh Brittain, effectively canceling any momentum the Jackals might have gained by their opening score.

Ginand capitalized for Trenton on a power play five minutes later. The Milford, MA native got assists from his newest power play linemates, Dan Charleston and Matt Vokes, to tie the game 1-1. Brad Miller and Trevor Kell were the blueliners on the man-advantage, completing a newly assembled unit that has produced three power play goals this week.

The Devils took hold of Saturday’s contest in the second period, peppering Marco Cousineau with 18 shots in the frame after putting only three shots on him in Friday’s second period. Utilizing another power play, Jeremy Akeson gave the Devils a 2-1 lead at 13:26, beating Cousineau with a low wrist shot from a bad angle along the right goal line. It was the second goal in as many games for Akeson and his ninth score of the season. Tony Zancanaro and Dave Leaderer picked up the helpers on the second of three power play strikes by Trenton.

After killing off the remaining 1:45 of a Taylor Vickorek high-sticking double minor to start the third, Trenton got another power play chance thanks to an interference call against Matt Krug. Sustained pressure from the power play unit that produced the Devils’ first score clicked again. Ginand picked up a rebound off a Vokes shot in the slot and deked Cousineau out of position before burying a backhand shot to extend the Devils lead to 3-1. Vokes and Charleston again earned assists on Ginand’s team-leading 23rd goal of the season.

Down by two goals and pressing to get the game back within reach, Dale Mahovsky scored his first goal of the season by finishing off a crisp feed from Tristin Llewellyn at 7:38 of the third, but Elmira’s league leading offense failed to complete the comeback. Elmira finished 0-for-5 on the power play, while the Devils were 3-for-6.

With the win, Trenton moves to 20-28-1-3 with 44 points, and are eight points back of the Toledo Walleye who took over the eighth and final playoff spot Saturday, thanks to a shootout win over Kalamazoo. Elmira remains tied with Gwinnett with 51 points, one point behind Toledo. The Devils return to the ice Sunday at 4 p.m. against the North Division-leading Wheeling Nailers.

#6 Harry Young fighting with Josh Brittain in his first home game for Trenton.

NAILERS FALL SHORT IN READING, 3-1Reading, PA – Chris Blight scored twice to help lead the Reading Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Wheeling Nailers at the Sovereign Center Saturday night. Despite the loss, the Nailers maintain a six-point lead in the North Division.

After playing 65 minutes of scoreless hockey last night, it took nearly 14 minutes for the scoreless streak to be broken between the two clubs. Reading’s Todd Perry stole the puck at the blue line, and fired a slapshot from the circle past Nailers goaltender Patrick Killeen to give the Royals a 1-0 lead at the end of one period.

The Nailers tied the game at 9:03 of the second period. Moments after exiting the penalty box for a cross-checking penalty, Nailers defenseman Alex Grant grabbed the puck at the circle and hurled a backhand shot through the five-hole of Royals goaltender Matt Dalton. The goal was the first of the season for Grant. The game remained tied at one after two periods.

Reading turned up the heat late in the third and eventually converted on a goal by Chris Blight who fired a wrist shot on the glove side past Killeen to give the Royals the 2-1 lead with 4:34 remaining. Wheeling rolled the dice and pulled Killeen for the extra attacker, but Blight would take the puck in the neutral zone and fire it into the empty net to seal the 3-1 victory. Reading outshot Wheeling 35-28 in the game.

For both the Devils and Nailers, their play against each other has defined where they sit in the standings.

The Nailers, leading the North Division by six points, have won nine of 10 games from the Devils. Meanwhile, Trenton is eight points out of the final playoff position, but would be tied for eighth had the Devils been able to manage just a split of the 10 prior games with Wheeling.

But while it may seem that the Nailers have completely owned their games against the Devils, Trenton as actually out-shot Wheeling in eight of the first 10 meetings. However, the Nailers have gotten stellar goaltending in the series, and both of their current goalies, Patrick Killeen and Peter Delmas, have undefeated 4-0-0 records against the Devils.

The Nailers have gotten the better of the Devils due to timely scoring, and some tremendous individual performances by their top offensive players. Wheeling has for players who average more than a point-per-game in the season series (Peterson, Street, Pierro-Zabotel, Bedard), however Bedard is the only one expected to be in the lineup Sunday, due to AHL call-ups and injuries.

With Wheeling without some of its top players and its lead on Kalamazoo shrinking in the North Division, not only do the Devils have a chance to throw a monkey-wrench into some of Wheeling’s playoff plans, but Trenton can move to within six points of a playoff position itself with a win.

After today, Trenton and Wheeling will not meet again in 2010-11, barring a matchup in the Kelly Cup playoffs.

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TRENTON DEVILS (20-28-1-3, 44pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (29-20-0-3, 61pts) Game 53 ◦ Sunday, February 20, 2011 ◦ 4:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

The Devils and Nailers play the final game of their 11-game series today, and Wheeling has won nine of the first 10. The Nailers’ dominance over the Devils includes six straight wins in January, and an 11-4-0-0 record in the all-time head-to-head series. However, the Nailers are struggling lately, and have lost four of their last five games. One of the reasons for Wheeling’s struggles has been the call-ups of its two leading scorers, Ben Street, and Nick Peterson, to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Although the Nailers are scuffling, they’ve been able to maintain their position atop the North Division, and have a record of 29-20-0-3.

The Nailers add four key players for Saturday’s game, all of whom have recently been playing at the AHL level. Forwards David Marshall, Tyler Murovich, Andrew Orpik, Ryan Schnell have all been sent to Wheeling from their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins.

Saturday marked the home debut for Devils defenseman Harry Young who was assigned from Albany to Trenton Friday. Meanwhile, forward Darcy Zajac was promoted to Albany for the second time this season.

Goaltender Jeff Lerg returned from Albany to Trenton Wednesday, appeared in relief of Shane Connelly Friday night, and started Saturday vs. Elmira. Trenton players in Albany are goaltender Dave Caruso, defenseman Andy Thomas, and forwards Jeff Prough and J.S. Berube. #9 Trevor Kell leads the Devils against the Nailers with nine points (4g, 5a) in seven games.

Trenton Devils players visited the Quaker Bridge Mall Build-A-Bear Workshop® earlier this month to make their own furry friends to be auctioned off for charity. This year marks the sixth straight season that Trenton has teamed up with Build-A-Bear Workshop®.

At left, Matt Vokes and Scorch display their cuddly creations. Each Devils player created a unique critter, complete with outfits, accessories, and birth certificates.

The silent auction began during Saturday’s game, and continues today on the SunCenter concourse near section 116. The auction will conclude at the end of the second intermission during Sunday’s game. Winners of the bears may take them home today, or pick up at a later date.

All proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity – Trenton Area, which was founded in July 1986 with the mission of building affordable, quality homes in the East Trenton area. With the help of thousands of volunteers Habitat-Trenton has built over 80 new homes in Trenton.

SCOUTING THE NAILERS* The Nailers are in first place of the Eastern Conference’s North

Division, and have a 29-20-0-3 record. Wheeling’s record includes nine wins in 10 tries against Trenton, although the Nailers are just 4-5-0-1 in their last 10 games.

* Wheeling’s offense fourth in the ECHL, and with 177 tallies in 52 games, the Nailers average 3.40 goals-per-game. Wheeling is however without its two leading scorers, Nick Peterson and Ben Street, who have both been called up to AHL-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. With Nick Peterson and Ben Street both in the AHL, the Nailers have struggled to score, and only have four goals in the last four games. In Peterson’s and Street’s absences, the Nailers only have four goals in their last four games.

* Defensively, the Nailers are second in the Eastern Conference, and fifth in the ECHL, allowing 2.87 goals-per-game. Patrick Killeen has been the Nailers’ best goalie, and he is 17-11-2 this season, and 4-0-0 against the Devils. Wheeling’s other goalie, Peter Delmas, is 8-2-0, with a 2.20 goals-against average and .928 save percentage, after he started the season in junior hockey as a member of the QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads.

* At even strength, the Nailers are plus-17, scoring 121, and giving up 104 goals-against.

* Although Wheeling’s power play has been shut out on its last six chances, it still ranks third in the ECHL at 19.9%. The Nailers have 49 goals in 246 power-play chances overall, and they’ve scored on eight of their last 24 chances against Trenton (33.3%)

* Wheeling has killed off 222-of-259 PP chances against them (85.7), which is second best in the ECHL. The Nailers’ PK has been going strong lately, and hasn’t been scored upon in the last two games.

SCOUTING THE DEVILS* The Devils enter Sunday with a record of 20-28-1-3, which puts them

third in the Atlantic Division, and eight points behind the Toledo Walleye for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff position.

* Trenton has scored 164 goals in 52 games, and its average of 3.15 goals-per-game ranks 11th in the ECHL. The Devils’ hottest trio has been a line consisted of Matt Vokes, Ryan Ginand and Dan Charleston. Each member of the line had two points last night against Elmira, and they’ve combined for 16 points in the last three games since getting assembled.

* Defensively, Trenton ranks 16th in the league, and has allowed 189 goals in 52 games (3.63 goals-per-game). Although Shane Connelly has gotten most of the starts in goal for Trenton lately, Jeff Lerg made 36 saves on 38 shots as the winning goalie last night, in his first start for Trenton since February 4.

* At even strength, the Devils are minus-20, scoring 112 times and allowing 132 goals.

* The Devils’ power play has only scored twice its last 17 chances, and at 17.3%, ranks 13th in the league.

* Trenton’s PK ranks 16th at 79.8%, and has given up PP strikes in each of the last five games.

* One of the main reasons for Trenton’s win last night was its work on the power-play. The Devils went 3-of-6 against the Jackals, snapping out of a funk on which they had only two PP goals in their prior 17 chances. For the season, Trenton is 11th in the league on the man-advantage, functioning at 17.8%.

* Trenton’s penalty killers eliminated all three of the Jackals’ chances last night, and improved to 80.3% overall, which is 16th place in the ECHL.

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (20-28-1-3, 44pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (29-20-0-3, 61pts) Game 53 ◦ Sunday, February 20, 2011 ◦ 4:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

TRENTON, WHEELING WRAP SEASON-SERIES

BUILD-A-BEAR AUCTION CONTINUES TODAY!