The Kootenay ICE will host Edmonton tonight in the 2nd of 6 meetings between the clubs.
Last week the Oil Kings won 2-1 in an overtime shootout.
Over the last 2 seasons the ICE had won 12 games in a row against Edmonton.
The ICE are a perfect 3-and-0 at the Rec-Plex.
The game is the 1st of 3 at home this week.
The Oil Kings will be playing their 5th road game in 6 nights, they won 5-1 in Lethbridge last night and are 3-1-0-0 on the trip.
Griffin Reinhart will miss his 5th game to a 5-game suspension for a knee major penalty on Brendan Hurley who is out 6-8 weeks with a knee injury.
Defenseman Martin Gernat is 1st in rookie and defenseman scoring in the WHL.
ICE will be playing their 8th game of the season and the 7th against a team from their own Central Division.
The club continues to be involved in close 1-goal game and has allowed only 11 goals against in their 7 games which is a goals-against-average of 1.53. This does not include the 2 goals added to their GA column from losing 2 shootouts.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 4 Max Reinhart
Assists – 6 Brock Montgomery
Points – 6 Joey Leach, Max Reinhart, Elgin Pearce, Brock Montgomery
Defenseman – 6 Joey Leach
Rookie – 3 Sam Reinhart
PM – 14 Jeff Hubic
+/- - +5 Jesse Ismond
Avg – 1.30 Nathan Lieuwen, 2.00 Mackenzie Skapski
Oil Kings
Goals – 5 Martin Gernat
Assists – 8 Martin Gernat
Points – 13 Martin Gernat
Defenseman – 13 Martin Gernat
Rookie – 13 Martin Gernat
PM – 24 Mason Geersten
+/- - +6 Stephane Legault
Avg – 2.33 Laurent Brossoit, 3.00 Tristan Jarry
Head to Head
ICE
Max Reinhart 1-0-1
Dylan McKinlay 0-1-1
Luke Paulsen 0-1-1
Nathan Lieuwen 0-0-0-1 0.92 .963%
Oil Kings
T.J. Foster 1-0-1
Mertin Gernat 0-1-1
Dylan Wruck 0-1-1
Laurent Brossoit 1-0-0-0 0.92 .957%
Streaks
Max Reinhart 2 games 2-0-2
Home
Joey Leach 0-5-5
Max Reinhart 2-2-4
Brock Montgomery 0-4-4
Adam Rossignol 3-0-3
Jesse Ismond 2-1-3
Elgin Pearce 1-2-3
Dylen McKinlay 1-2-3
Nathan Lieuwen 2-0-0-0 0.50 .982% 1 SO
Mackenzie Skapski 1-0-0-0 2.00 .929%
Road
Elgin Pearce 1-2-3
Max Reinhart 2-0-2
Jesse Ismond 0-2-2
Dylen McKinlay 0-2-2
Brock Montgomery 0-2-2
Luke Paulsen 0-2-2
Brock Montgomery 0-2-2
Nathan Lieuwen 1-1-0-2 1.69 .957%