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Game 49: January 30 vs. Tri-City

January 30, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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@ AMERICANS : These two teams do not see each other often, usually just once per season and tonight is no different. The Tigers visit Tr-City for the only time this year. The Tigers are 2-1-0-0 against the US Division this season, with their only defeat being in Portland in early December. The last time these two teams met was last season, a 3-2 shootout victory for the Tabbies.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:

The Americans have the most home victories within the US Division and 3rd in the Western Conference with 15 Tigers are 7-3-0-0 in their past 10 games, while the Americans are 6-4-0-0 Medicine Hat is only 2 goals away from scoring 200 on the season, if they do tonight, they will be the 4th team to do so this year

2014-15 WHL RANKINGS:

Record (34-12-1-1). Central Div. - 1st Eastern Con. - 2nd

HOME (20-5-1-0) AWAY (14-7-0-1)

TIGERS FAST FACTS:

Tri-City goaltender Evan Sarthou has started 20 straight games heading into tonight, and has 4 shutouts in his past 6 games Tigers have won 5 straight games heading into tonight, coming off a victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Tuesday Nick Schneider has started in 5 of the last 6 games, including 4 straight victories for the Tabbies, a new career high for the 17 year old Cole Sanford and Trevor Cox both continue to lead the WHL in scoring and both are on point streaks, with Sanford riding a 5 game streak ((5G, 5A) and Cox is on a 9 game point streak including goals in his last 6 games (7G, 11A)

LAST GAME: The Tigers faced off against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Tuesday night, Lethbridge has struggled as of late and the Tigers were primed to take advantage of it. However the Hurricanes showed some resilience and rattled off 3 quick goals in the first period, the Tigers would respond with 2 of their own, but trailed after 20 minutes. The final 40 minutes however, the Tigers showed their 1st place dominance. Getting 2 goals from Captain Tyler Lewington in the second period, one with 8 seconds left, gave the Tabbies the 1 goal lead. The final frame, the Tigers took over again scoring twice on their way to a 6-3 victory.

SHORTHANDED TIGERS: The Medicine Hat Tigers have been a part of some tough stretches this season, but the depth and effort the Tigers have shown while shorthanded has been nothing quite short of fantastic. The Tabbies have dressed 16-18 skaters almost a dozen times this season because of injury or suspension. With the acquiring of Kyle Burroughs and Dryden Hunt, the roster numbers increased, however the injuries still occurred but the wins kept coming. Medicine Hat have recalled defenceman Brad Forrest and forward Caleb Fantillo for this road trip because of a shorthanded bench, but look for the Tigers to continue to play their game and compete with their depth players.

CLUB LEADERS:

Goals (40) Cole Sanford - WHL Leader Assists (62) Trevor Cox - WHL Leader Points (83) Trevor Cox - WHL Leader

PIM (78) Tyler Plus/Minus (+35) Kyle Burroughs Wins (22) Marek Langhamer

SPECIAL TEAMS:

POWER PLAY: 49/225 - 21.8% (ranked 9th in WHL) HOME: 21.7% (Ranked 13th in WHL), AWAY: 21.9% (Ranked 6th in WHL) PENALTY KILL: 145/180 - 80.6% (ranked 10th in WHL) HOME: 87.0% (Ranked 5th in WHL), AWAY: 73.9% (Ranked 18th in WHL)

TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 24 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defenseman and 14 forwards

AGE BREAKDOWN : 3 - 20 year olds, 10 - 19 year olds, 4 - 18 year olds, 5 - 17 year olds and 2 - 16 year olds

NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Marek Langhamer (Phoenix Coyotes), Tyler Lewington (Washington Capitals), Tommy Vannelli (St. Louis Blues) and Kyle Burroughs (New York Islanders)

ATB FINANCIAL - TIGERS BROADCAST: Listen to legendary Bob Ridley broadcast all Tigers games on CHAT 94.5 FM. Bob Ridley has called all but one Tigers' Game in Team history since the Medicine Hat Tigers came into the league in 1970.

LAST FIVE: RESULTS:

@ Prince Albert Raiders 5-4 WIN

VS. Vancouver Giants 8-4 WIN

VS. Prince George Cougars 5-2 WIN

@ Edmonton Oil Kings 5-2 WIN

VS. Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-3 WIN

NEXT FIVE: TIME:

@ Tri-City Americans Friday January 30 8:05 PM (MT)

@ Spokane Chiefs Saturday January 31 8:05 PM (MT)

VS. Brandon Wheat Kings Wednesday Feb. 4 7:00 PM (MT)

@ Lethbridge Hurricanes Friday February 6 7:00 PM (MT)

VS. Lethbridge Hurricanes Saturday February 7 7:30 PM (MT)

Remember to check out the road trip preview for this weekend here: http://www.tigershockey.com/article/tigers-fast-facts-us-road-trip-part-2

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