News release
8 December 2012
WHO: Elmira Jackals - Ottawa/NHL & Binghamton/AHL (10-9-2) vs. Reading Royals - Washington/NHL Hershey& /AHL (15-7-1)
Tonight is the fourth of 16 scheduled meetings between the Jackals and Royals this season, and the third of eight games between the teams at First Arena. The Jackals are 1-1-1 against the Royals this season after falling at home last night by a 7-4 count. Elmira's offense has been rolling to the tune of a 5.33 goals per-game average over the last 3 games and last night became the first team since Evansville on Nov. 24 to score four goals against Reading. Tonight's game pits two teams featuring top 10 offenses and defenses against each other. Reading is 6th in goals at 3.43 per game and 6th in defense at 2.78 goals against per game. Elmira is 10th in goals at 3.19 per game and 10th in defense at 2.95 goals against per game
The line of Louie Caporusso centering Jean Bourbeau and Jack Downing has been highly productive for the Jackals in the early goings of December. Downing leads all Jackals skaters with nine points (2G, 7A) in the first three games of the month. He has scored three points in each of the three games, but prior to the start of his scoring streak last Friday he had never scored more than two points in a game in his pro career. Bourbeau has also reached new heights on his three-game point streak. He had back-to-back two-goal games for the first time in his career and doubled the number of two-goal games he has to his credit as a pro. His five goals in December lead the Jackals in that category. Caporusso has been a steady presence with six points in three games this month and a five-game point streak overall (3G, 5A).