Game Preview: January 17 vs Swift Current
SETTING IT UP:
Prince Albert (21-15-3-0) looks to stretch their winning streak to three games tonight as they host the Swift Current Broncos (20-17-1-1). The Raiders kicked off a four game homestand with a 5-4 win over the Portland Winterhawks on Tuesday night. Their winning streak started on Saturday with a 3-0 shutout win in Red Deer which wrapped up their Alberta road trip. The Broncos snapped a two game losing streak on Wednesday with a 6-3 win on home ice over the Edmonton Oil Kings.
POINTS ON POINTS:
11 different Raiders had at least a point in Tuesday’s win over the Winterhawks. Four Raiders (Daxon Rudolph, Brayden Dube, Aiden Oiring, and Rilen Kovacevic) each had two points. Oiring scored the game winning goal in the second period.
WELCOME TO PRINCE ALBERT, RILEN:
Rilen Kovacevic made his home debut with Prince Albert count, as he had a goal and an assist. He scored the first goal of the game in the first period on the powerplay, and has five points in four games with the Raiders after being acquired by the Moose Jaw Warriors.
APPROACHING MILESTONES:
Evan Smith: Two games away from 100.
Oli Chenier: Five games away from 100.
TALE OF THE TAPE:
Raiders Regular Season Stats |
Goals For: 150 |
Goals Against: 148 |
Shots For: 1,183 |
Shots Against: 1,318 |
Powerplay: 46/159 (28.9%) |
Penalty Kill: 43/148 (71.0%) |
UP NEXT:
The Raiders are back in action tomorrow night as they host the Red Deer Rebels. After that, they have six days off before hosting the Saskatoon Blades on Friday, January 24.