Pre-Game Report presented by EventLight.ca | ICE Look to Make it Two in a Row
GAME PREVIEW: The Winnipeg ICE travel to Portland for the first and only meeting this season on November 17th. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. CT.
This evening’s game will be the second of five straight games within the US Division this week. The ICE are out west at a time where they have found recent success on home ice.
The ICE stay steady with a 6-4-0-0 record in their last 10 outings. The ICE are coming off a 5-4 overtime win in Everett last night. The ICE scored three unanswered goals in the third period and overtime to propel them to victory. Portland is coming off a 5-4 defeat in Seattle a night ago.
Following tonight’s contest, the ICE head to Seattle on Tuesday night for a battle with the Thunderbirds. As for the Winterhawks, they host the Vancouver Giants on Wednesday night,
| WINNIPEG ICE | PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS | |
| Record | 11-8-1-0 | 11-5-1-2 |
| Last 10 Games: | 6-4-0-0 | 6-2-1-1 |
| Power Play: | 18/86 (20.9%) | 18/73 (24.7%) |
| Penalty Kill: | 41/62 (66.1%) | 70/81 (86.4%) |
| GF-GA: | 70-81 | 69-51 |
| Ranking: | 3rd East Division
6th Eastern Conf. |
2nd U.S. Division
3rd Western Conf. |
LAST GAME – 5-4 OT WIN OVER EVERETT: The Winnipeg ICE got a five-game U.S. Division road trip off to a winning start with a 5-4 overtime victory in Everett, Washington Saturday night. Defenceman Chase Hartje capped a wild comeback with the deciding goal just 39 seconds into the extra-period. Fellow overager Isaac Johson had the primary assist, his third of the game. German-import Nino Kinder tied the contest 4-4 with an extra-attacker tally with 41 seconds left in regulation-time as the ICE made their way back from 4-2 down after two periods. Centre Jackson Leppard’s wicked shot off the rush sparked the fight back at 7:58 of period three. The win was the first for the ICE in Everett since November 30th, 2018. Cole Muir and Logan Danis, with his first WHL goal, struck early for Winnipeg who jumped out to a 2-0 first period advantage before the U.S. Division-leaders counted four straight. Jesse Makaj collected the win in goal with 23 stops to improve to 5-5-0 on the season. Winnipeg, now 11-8-1-0 overall, snapped a three-game road losing spell in dumping the Silvertips who narrowly missed out on tying a franchise record with a fifth straight win. Next up for Winnipeg, a visit to Portland Sunday in a 7 p.m. Central start on cjob.com, winnipegICE.ca, and on WHL LIVE.
ICE 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Nino Kinder (8)
Assists: Michal Teply (12)
Points: Michal Teply (19)
PIMS: Jackson Leppard (33)
Plus/ Minus: Logan Danis (+5)
Wins: Dean McNabb, Jesse Makaj (5)
Winterhawks 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Seth Jarvis, Johnny Ludvig (9)
Assists: Reece Newkirk (17)
Points: Seth Jarvis (22)
PIMS: Matthew Quigley (39)
Plus/ Minus: Seth Jarvis (+12)
Wins: Joel Hofer (11)
VS PORTLAND THIS SEASON: The Winnipeg ICE are 0-0-0-0 against the Winterhawks this season.
NEXT UP: Below are the next three games for the Winnipeg ICE:
- Tuesday, November 19 – Winnipeg @ Seattle
- Friday, November 22 – Winnipeg @ Tri City
- Saturday, November 23 – Winnipeg @ Spokane
MILESTONES:
Goals
F, Isaac Johnson scored his 35th career WHL goal Saturday vs Regina
ASSISTS
D, Chase Hartje (‘99) is one assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
D, Reece Harsch (‘99) is two assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
F, Brad Ginnell (‘00) is five assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
POINTS
F, Isaac Johnson (‘99) is two points away from 100 career WHL points.
GAMES
D, Reece Harsch (‘99) is two games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
F, Brad Ginnell (‘00) played his 200th career WHL regular season game on November 16th vs Everett.
STREAKS
F, Cole Muir is on a three-game point streak with one goal and two assists
F, Isaac Johnson is on a three-game point streak with three goals and four assists.
F, Mikey Milne is on a three-game point streak with three goals and one assist.
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