ICE Travel to Calgary for Afternoon Match-Up against Hitmen
Published on March 3, 2019 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Cranbrook, B.C. - The Kootenay ICE (12-40-7-3) visit the Calgary Hitmen (34-22-5-1) for the final time this season on Sunday, March 3.
Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m. MT.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Jaeger White (26)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (47)
Points: Peyton Krebs (66)
PIMS: Davis Murray (67)
Plus/ Minus: Chase Hartje (+4)
Wins: Duncan McGovern (6)
The ICE are coming off of a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Hitmen on March 2. The ICE received goals from Marco Creta and Brad Ginnell. Creta led all ICE players with two points. Goaltender Curtis Meger stopped 26-of-31 shots. The Hitmen got three goals from James Malm, while Mark Kastelic and Josh Prokop added the others. Goaltender Jack McNaughton blocked 24-of-26. The ICE were outshot 31-26. They went 0-for-3 on the power play, 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and won 23-of-62 face-offs.
The ICE have amassed 32 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 4-20-4-3.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 13 goals away from 50 career WHL goals.
'98-born forward Jaeger White is nine goals away from 50 career WHL goals. ASSISTS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 12 assists away from 100 career WHL assists.
'99-born defenceman Chase Hartje is 10 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 nine games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'00-born defenceman Marco Creta is 11 games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played. ICE STREAKS:
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs has 11 points in his last 12 games (3G, 8A).
'01-born forward Jakin Smallwood has five points in his last six games (2G, 3A).
'00-born forward Brad Ginnell has 10 points in his last 11 games (5G, 5A).
'98-born forward Jaeger White has seven points in eight games (5G, 2A).
HITMEN PREVIEW
Hitmen 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Mark Kastelic (45)
Assists: Egor Zamula (43)
Points: Mark Kastelic, James Malm (72)
PIMS: Mark Kastelic (105)
Plus/ Minus: Dakota Krebs (+23)
Wins: Jack McNaughton (24)
The Calgary Hitmen host the Kootenay ICE for the third and final time this season on Sunday, March 3. The Hitmen have won three-straight games and have collected at least one point in their last five games. The Hitmen play eight games in the month of March, today is the third. Heading into today's game, the Hitmen are third in the Central Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference.
The Hitmen are coming off of a 5-2 victory over the Kootenay ICE on March 3. The Hitmen received three goals from James Malm, while Mark Kastelic and Josh Prokop added the others. Goaltender Jack McNaughton stopped 24-of-26 shots. The Hitmen outshot the ICE 31-26. They went 1-for-2 on the power play, 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and won 39-of-62 face-offs.
The Hitmen have collected 74 points this season, which is good for third in the Central Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference.
The Hitmen have a home record of 19-9-3-0.
HEAD TO HEAD
The ICE and the Hitmen meet six times during the 2018-19 regular season. The game on March 3 is the sixth and final meeting of the season between these two teams. The ICE haven't visited the Hitmen since January 27.
The ICE are 2-8-0-3 in the last 13 games against the Hitmen at Scotiabank Saddledome. Overall, both home and away, the ICE are 6-16-1-3 in the last 26 games against the Hitmen.
ICE v HITMEN COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE HITMEN
PP 46-264 (17.4%) 60-220 (27.3%)
PK 150-218 (68.8%) 207-255 (81.2%)
GOALS FOR 168 236
GOALS AGAINST 290 212
STREAK L-1 W-3
HOME RECORD 8-20-3-0 19-9-3-0
AWAY RECORD 4-20-4-3 15-13-2-1
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