ICE, Blades Meet in Saskatoon
February 23, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Saskatoon, SK - The Kootenay ICE (11-38-7-2) visit the Saskatoon Blades (37-14-8-0) for the second and final time this season on Saturday, February 23.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Jaeger White (24)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (43)
Points: Peyton Krebs (62)
PIMS: Davis Murray (67)
Plus/ Minus: Chase Hartje (+5)
Wins: Duncan McGovern (6)
The ICE are coming off of a 4-0 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders on February 22. ICE goaltender Curtis Meger stopped 26-of-30 shots. The Raiders received two goals from Sean Montgomery, while Brayden Pachal and Ozzy Wiesblatt added the others. Goaltender Ian Scott blocked 21 shots for the shutout. The ICE were outshot 30-21. They went 0-for-3 on the power play, 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and won 37-of-58 face-offs.
The ICE have amassed 31 points this season, which is good for sixth in the Central Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference.
The ICE have a road record of 4-19-4-2.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 13 goals away from 50 career WHL goals.
'98-born forward Jaeger White is 11 goals away from 50 career WHL goals. ASSISTS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 15 assists away from 100 career WHL assists.
'99-born defenceman Chase Hartje is 11 assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
'98-born defenceman Martin Bodak is 12 assists away from 50 career WHL assists. GAMES
'01-born defenceman Zachary Patrick is 13 games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'00-born forward Austin Schellenberg is three games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'00-born defenceman Marco Creta is 15 games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played. ICE STREAKS:
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs has 15 points in his last 15 games (5G, 10A).
'99-born defenceman Chase Hartje has four points in his last six games (0G, 4A).
'98-born forward Jaeger White has four points in four games (3G, 1A).
BLADES PREVIEW
Blades 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Max Gerlach (37)
Assists: Dawson Davidson (58)
Points: Dawson Davidson (68)
PIMS: Riley McKay (124)
Plus/ Minus: Dawson Davidson (22)
Wins: Nolan Maier (30)
The Saskatoon Blades host the Kootenay ICE for the second and final time this season on Saturday, February 23. Tonight's game begins a four-game homestand for the Blades who will also host Lethbridge, Regina and Red Deer. The Blades play 12 games in the month of February, tonight's is the 11th. Heading into tonight's game, the Blades are second in the East Division and second in the Eastern Conference.
The Blades are coming off of a 6-2 loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings on February 22. The Blades received goals from Ryan Hughes and Max Gerlach. Both Blades goaltenders saw action in the game. The Blades outshot the Wheat Kings 39-28. They went 2-for-4 on the power play, 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and won 28-of-62 face-offs.
The Blades have collected 82 points this season, which is good for second in the East Division and second in the Eastern Conference.
The Blades have a home record of 16-6-5-0.
HEAD TO HEAD
The ICE and the Blades meet four times during the 2018-19 regular season. The game on February 23 is the fourth and final meeting of the season between these two teams. The ICE and Blades haven't played since February 15. The ICE haven't competed at SaskTel Centre since November 1.
The ICE are 1-5-1-0 in the last seven games against the Blades at SaskTel Centre. Overall, both home and away, the ICE are 3-10-2-0 in the last 15 games against the Blades.
ICE v BLADES COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE BLADES
PP 45-249 (18.1%) 58-255 (22.8%)
PK 142-206 (68.9%) 157-198 (79.3%)
GOALS FOR 157 225
GOALS AGAINST 273 172
STREAK L-7 L-1
HOME RECORD 7-19-3-0 16-6-5-0
AWAY RECORD 4-19-4-2 21-8-3-0
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