Mavericks Playoffs News & Notes

Missouri Mavericks vs. Rapid City Rush Opening Round

Best-of-7 (MO leads series 3-2)

Game 1 - Fri., Mar. 29 - Missouri 0 at Rapid City 3

Game 2 - Sat., Mar. 30 - Missouri 1 at Rapid City 3

Game 3 - Wed., Apr. 3 - Rapid City 2 at Missouri 3 (OT)

Game 4 - Fri., Apr. 5 - Rapid City 2 at Missouri 4

Game 5 - Sat., Apr. 6 - Rapid City 2 at Missouri 5

Game 6 - Tue., Apr.9 - Missouri at Rapid City, 6:35 PM

*Game 7 - Wed., Apr. 10 - Missouri at Rapid City, 6:35 PM

Series Notes:

-The home team has won every game in the series as Missouri is coming off three straight wins outscoring the Rush 12-6 in that stretch.

-The Mavs have their first chance to clinch the series and in their history, they are 3-2 in series clinching games. Conversely, Rapid City is 5-2 in games where they face elimination.

-Kenton Miller, Kellan Tochkin and Andrew Courtney all have three goals and two assists leading the way for the Mavericks. Regular season MVP Sebastien Thinel also has five points, all assists.

-Former Rush forward Colt King has two goals and was a +2 in Saturday's 5-2 win for the Mavs in Game 5. Former Rush defensemen Blake Forsyth is tied for the team high with a +3 plus/minus rating.

-The Rush's power play has connected just once in 26 chances in the series and are last in the CHL with a 3.8% success rate.