The Rhode Island Interscholastic League has posted the schedule information for the Patriots first playoff game.  Portsmouth will face the Cumberland Clippers Friday, March 2, at 7:30 PM at the Adelard Arena at Mount Saint Charles Academy.  It will be the first meeting between the two teams this season.

Game 2 of the best of three series is tentatively scheduled to be played the next evening, Saturday, March 3.  Confirmation of this, as well as information about where and when the teams will meet has not yet been published.  This site will post the schedule specific once they are announced.

A comparison of the two teams follows below.  Figures are compiled from league games only.

                                                              Cumberland                                         Portsmouth

Season Record                  11W/5L/2T/0 OTL/24 Pts.                      10W/4L/2T/2 OTL/24 Pts.

Final Standing                           2^ND Place D-II North                               3^rd Place D-II South

Goals For                                                   64                                                             95

Goals Against                                           43                                                              54

Avg. Penalty Minutes / Game               5.2                                                             7.6

Power Play Percentage                        21.05                                                         14.29

Penalty Kill Percentage                        86.05                                                          92.31

Goals Against Avg.                                 2.32                                                             2.95

Save Percentage                                    .921                                                             .896

 

Top Scorers – Cumberland

No.  Name                           Class       G/A/Pts        PIM        D-II Placement

77   Michael Kinch             2012        21/19/40      28          8^th scoring/5^th goals/10^th assists

6      Andrew Dulac            2013        11/12/23       14          21^st scoring

18    Matt Rzemien            2013         8/7/15           2

 

Top Scorers – Portsmouth

No.  Name                            Class       G/A/Pts         PIM         D-II Placement

4      Chris Oliveira               2014       30/15/45         6            3^rd scoring/1^st goals

19    Matthew Harrigan     2013        18/21/39        17          9^th scoring/7^th goals/8^th assists

14    Kyle Alvanas                2014        7/14/21          10          27^th scoring        

 

Percentage of team goals scored by top three scorers: Cumberland - 62.5  Portsmouth - 57.9

Percentage of team goals scored by top scorer:              Cumberland - 32.8  Portsmouth - 31.6

 

Top Goalies

No.  Name (school)                          Games / Minutes              GAA                       Save %

30    Patrick Noke (Cumberland)           18/805                 2.24 (5^th D-II)             .925 (3^rd D-II)

20   Matt Maggiacomo (Portsmouth)  15 / 619                2.76 (7^th D-II)             .903 (8^th D-II)