The Kootenay ICE will visit Edmonton tonight in game 5 of their 1st round playoff series.
Edmonton leads the series 3-1.
Game 1 – Oil Kings 9-0
Game 2 – ICE 2-1 OT
Game 3 – Oil Kings 7-1
Game 4 – Oil Kings 4-0
In their playoff history the ICE …
- have won 7 of 14 playoff series’ when they did not have home ice advantage
- have won 7 of 14 playoff series’ when they have lost game #1
- have won 2 of 5 playoff series’ when they lost game #1 on the road
- have won 7 of 13 playoff series’ when they split the 1st 2 games
- have won 4 of 6 playoff series’ when they split the 1st 2 games on the road
- have faced an elimination game 17 times and have won 6 of those to games to extend/win a series
Listen to the Pre-Game Show at 7:00 on The Drive.
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 2 Philp
Assists – 2 Montgomery
Points – 3 Philp, Montgomery
Defenseman – 1 Leach
Rookie – 3 Philp
PM – 10 Martin
+/- - +0 Montgomery, Philp, Thomas
Goalies – Skapski 4.24 .884%, Hoflin 6.55 .806%
Oil Kings
Goals – 4 St.Croix
Assists – 6 Legault
Points – 9 Legault
Defenseman – 4 Lowe
Rookie – 3 Kulda
PM – 9 Moroz
+/- - +10 Cheek
Goalies – Brossoit 0.71 .970% 2 SO