ICE Visit Defending WHL Champion Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday Night
September 28, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
Winnipeg, MB - The Winnipeg ICE (2-1-0-0) visit the defending WHL Champion Prince Albert Raiders (2-0-1-0) on Saturday night.
Puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 P.M. CT.
Saturday's game is the second of a three games in three days stretch for the ICE, who will visit the Regina Pats to conclude the weekend on Sunday afternoon.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Michal Teply, Nino Kinder (3)
Assists: Isaac Johnson, Michal Teply, Carson Lambos (3)
Points: Michal Teply (6)
PIMS: Michal Teply (6)
Plus/ Minus: Carson Lambos, Michal Teply (+3)
Wins: Dean McNabb (2)
The Winnipeg ICE are coming off of a 7-6 victory over the Saskatoon Blades on Friday, September 27. Nino Kinder recorded his first career WHL hat trick in just his third career WHL game, while linemates Michal Teply and Isaac Johnson also registered three points. Goaltender Dean McNabb stopped 23-of-29 shots. The Blades received goals from Kyle Crnkovic (x3), Riley McKay, and Scott Walford (x2). Goaltender Nolan Maier blocked 32-of-39 shots. The ICE outshot the Blades 39-29. They went 2-for-4 on the power play, 3-for-5 on the penalty kill and won 25-of-68 face-offs.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 13 goals away from 50 career WHL goals.
ASSISTS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 10 assists away from 100 career WHL assists.
'99-born defenceman Chase Hartje is seven assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
'99-born defenceman Reece Harsch is 10 assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
POINTS
'99-born forward Isaac Johnson is 20 points away from 100 career WHL points.
GAMES
'01-born defenceman Zachary Patrick is three games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'00-born defenceman Marco Creta is four games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'99-born defenceman Reece Harsch is 19 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
STREAKS:
1999-born forward Isaac Johnson has four points in three games (1G, 3A).
2000-born forward Brad Ginnell has points in three consecutive games (2G, 2A).
2001-born forward Michal Teply has points in three consecutive games (3G, 3A).
2001-born forward Nino Kinder has four points in three games (3G, 1A).
2002-born forward Connor McClennon has points in three consecutive games (1G, 2A).
2003-born defenceman Carson Lambos has three points in three games (0G, 3A).
RAIDERS PREVIEW
Raiders 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Aliaksei Protas, Brayden Watts (2)
Assists: Ozzy Wiesblatt (4)
Points: Aliaksei Protas (5)
PIMS: Nolan Allan (7)
Plus/ Minus: Ozzy Wiesblatt (+5)
Wins: Boston Bilous (2)
Tonight's game kicks off a six-game home stand for the Raiders. The defending WHL Champions haven't lost in regulation to begin the season and are coming off of a 5-2 victory over the Regina Pats on Friday. Aliaksei Protas and Ozzy Wiesblatt led the way for the Raiders, each recording three points. Goaltender Boston Bilous stopped 23-of-25 shots in the victory. The Raiders outshot Regina 29-25. They went 1-for-3 on the power play, 0-for-0 on the penalty kill and won 39-of-71 face-offs.
HEAD TO HEAD
This is the first of six meetings between the Winnipeg ICE and the Prince Albert Raiders. The next meeting between these two teams won't be until December 13. The Raiders don't travel to the Manitoba capital until the New Year.
The ICE went 0-4-0-0 against the Raiders during the 2018-2019 campaign.
ICE v RAIDERS COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE RAIDERS
PP 3-15 (20.0%) 1-9 (11.1%)
PK 8-12 (66.7%) 5-7 (71.4%)
GOALS FOR 12 8
GOALS AGAINST 12 5
STREAK W-1 W-2
HOME RECORD 0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0
AWAY RECORD 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0
LISTEN LIVE
Winnipeg ICE fans can listen to the game LIVE on 680 CJOB. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 P.M. CT.
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