The Kootenay ICE are in Saskatoon tonight.
This is the 3rd meeting of the season and the series is tied 1-1 with the home team winning each game.
The Blades won 8-4 and the ICE won 8-1.
The ICE have won 13 games in a row and are coming off a win in Swift Current on Wednesday.
The Blades have 3 wins and an overtime loss in their last 4 games.
The ICE are 5th in the East Conference and the Blades are 1st.
The club is playing 3 games in 3 nights on the weekend and are challenging for 1st place in the Central Division as they are 1 point back of Calgary and Medicine Hat.
The ICE have won 5 games in a row on the road for the second time this season. The Franchise record is 6 straight wins.
In their last 12 road game they have a record of 10-1-0-1.
The Blades have the best home record in the East Conference.
Max Reinhart has points in his last 5 games (5-3-8), while Jesse Ismond has 10 points in his last 4 games (5-5-10).
Dustin Sylvester has moved up to 4th place in the scoring race with 64 points.
Blades goalie Steven Stanford is 3rd in the goals-against category.