GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look for Bounce Back in Edmonton
Edmonton, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to return to the win column tonight as they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rogers Place at 7:00pm.
The Hurricanes (5-4-0-0) were handed their second shutout loss of the season on Saturday by the Winnipeg ICE in the final of a three-game homestand at the ENMAX Centre. The ‘Canes outshot the ICE 29-27 in the contest but could not solve ICE netminder Daniel Hauser. Lethbridge will play six of their next seven games on the road as they have posted a 1-2-0-0 record away from home this season.
The Oil Kings (7-2-1-1) enter on a four-game point streak having gone 3-0-1-0 in that span. Edmonton was last in action on Saturday when they suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Red Deer Rebels at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Jalen Luypen scored twice while Simon Kubicek added the other in the defeat. The Oil Kings enter with a 5-1-0-0 record at Rogers Place this season.
Tonight will be the third of eight meetings on the season between the ‘Canes and Oil Kings; Edmonton has won both prior match-ups. Tonight’s game can be watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge, on WHL Live or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. OIL KINGS: Tonight will be the third of eight meetings this season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. Lethbridge is 0-2-0-0 in the previous two meetings so far this season being outscored 6-1 in those two games. The ‘Canes were 1-4-1-0 in six meetings during the 2020-2021 campaign against Edmonton. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time record of 39-41-4-2 in 86 regular season games against the Oil Kings. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 18-23-2-0 in Edmonton, including a 5-7-0-0 at Rogers Place.
2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 6th/2021 – at Lethbridge (2-1 EDM)
October 15th/2021 – at Edmonton (4-0 EDM)
November 2nd/2021 – at Edmonton
November 26th/2021 – at Lethbridge
January 16th/2022 – at Lethbridge
January 30th/2022 – at Edmonton
March 25th/2022 – at Lethbridge
March 27th/2022 – at Edmonton
2020-2021 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
February 26th/2021 – at Edmonton (7-1 EDM)
February 27th/2021 – at Lethbridge (7-2 EDM)
April 15th/2021 – at Lethbridge (4-0 EDM)
April 17th/2021 – at Edmonton (6-5 SO LET)
April 18th/2021 – at Lethbridge (5-3 EDM)
May 4th/2021 – at Edmonton (3-2 OT EDM)
2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (4) – Three Players
Assists (9) – Alex Thacker
Points (12) – Alex Thacker
PIMS (19) – Logan Barlage
Plus/Minus (+8) – Justin Hall
Wins (4) – Bryan Thomson
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.911) – Bryan Thomson
Goals Against Average (2.47) – Jared Picklyk
WHO’S HOT:
– Alex Thacker has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-5a); 4 of 6 games (2g-7a); 6 of 9 games (3g-9a)
– Justin Hall has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-3a); 4 of 6 games (2g-4a); 5 of 9 games (3g-8a)
– Chase Wheatcroft has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-4a); 5 of 9 games (3g-7a)
– Yegor Klavdiev has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 5 of 8 games (4g-2a)
– Ty Nash has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-3a); 4 of 9 games (3g-7a)
– Alex Cotton has points in 2 of 5 games (2g-1a); 4 of 7 games (4g-2a)
– Logan Barlage has points in 2 of 4 games (4a); 4 of 9 games (2g-5a)
– Noah Boyko has points in 2 of 6 games (1g-1a); 3 of 9 games (4g-1a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Nolan Bentham is 39 games away from 100 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 25 games away from 100 career games
– Justin Hall is 15 games away from 150 career games
– Justin Hall is 17 points away from 100 career points
– Jett Jones is 4 games away from 100 career games
– Noah Boyko is 13 games away from 150 career games
– Alex Thacker is 12 games away from 100 career games
– Ty Nash is 8 games away from 100 career games
– Chase Wheatcroft is 9 games away from 100 career games
– Logan Barlage is 13 games away from 250 career games
– Logan Barlage is 6 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Barlage is 8 assists away from 100 career assists
– Alex Cotton is 23 assists away from 100 career assists
