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Pre Game Report Presented by Imperial Steel - ICE vs Pats - April 12, 2021

Published on April 12, 2021 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
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April 12, 2021, 7:00pm (MB)

Winnipeg ICE vs Regina Pats

Brandt Centre, Regina SK

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LAST GAME: ICE 4 Raiders 3 (OT), Saturday, April 10. Conor Geekie's fifth goal of the season at 2:13 of overtime lifted Winnipeg past Prince Albert. The ICE led 3-1 early in the second period on goals from Zach Benson (6), James Form (1), and Peyton Krebs (9), but the Raiders fought back to tie it 3-3 before the midway point of regulation. Benson, Geekie, and Owen Pederson finished with two points. Daniel Hauser improved to 5-0-0-0 with 29 saves.

SCENE SETTER: The ICE (11-4-0-0) have won a season-high tying five straight going into tonight's home contest versus the Pats (6-6-2-1) who are on a three-game point streak (2-0-0-1). Winnipeg leads the series with Regina with two wins in two tries outscoring the Pats 13-5.

2021 SEASON SERIES:

Date Opponent Score Record PP PK Goalie Scorers

Mar. 23 vREG W 8-3 1-0-0-0 3/5 4/4 Hauser 32/35 5,9,14,17 23(2), 94(2)

Apr.3 @REG W 5-2 2-0-0-0 3/7 4/6 Hauser 36/38 11,94,23,28,9

NOTABLE:

ICE match season-high: Winnipeg has won five straight for the second time this season. The ICE first established their season-high from March 15-23. Winnipeg has outscored the opposition 21-10 during their current streak with 10 power play goals.

Krebs Streaking: Peyton Krebs carries an 14-game point streak (9 goals, 19 assists) into tonight's contest. Saturday versus P.A., Krebs 11-game assist streak (18 assists) ended.

McClennon Nears 100pt mark: Connor McClennon sits on 99 career points after he extended his point streak to eight games games (4 goals, 7 assists) with an assist Saturday against P.A.

Pederson Piles 'Em Up: Forward Owen Pederson is on a five-game point streak (2 goals, 6 assists) and has 19 points in his last 13 games (7 goals, 12 assists). Pederson played his 100th WHL game versus Swift Current, Monday, March 15th.

No Small Feat: Jakin Smallwood has 12 points in his last ten games (6 goals, 6 assists), and ten goals in 15 games to start the season. Jakin also leads the team with six powerplay goals.

Geekie Wins It: 2004-born Conor Geekie's first career game winning goal was the decider as the ICE beat Prince Albert in OT Saturday, April 10th. With a goal and an assist versus the Raiders, Geekie has three multi-point games this season.

Zach Attack: 2005-born Zach Benson had a goal and an assist versus P.A. Saturday, April 10th, it was the fourth multipoint game of the season for Winnipeg's first-round pick in the 2020 WHL Draft.

Mr. Zero: Gage Alexander picked up his first WHL shutout versus Prince Albert Friday, April 2nd stopping all 31 shots sent his way.

McClennon Logs 100th game: Connor McClennon played his 100th Western Hockey League game vs Brandon, Thursday, March 25th. The second overall pick in the 2017 WHL Draft reached a century with 88 points to his credit (39 goals, 49 assists).

Krebs Milestone Man: Krebs hit 150 WHL assists with two helpers against Moose Jaw Sunday, March 28th. Also, Peyton's goal versus Swift Current Friday, March 26th was the 200th point of his WHL career. Krebs' first point was an assist in Lethbridge in his WHL debut on November 16, 2016.

WHL Firsts From The Hub:

April 3 @ Regina, Skylar Bruce scored his first WHL goal.

March 23 vs Regina, Chase Bertholet scored his first WHL goal.

March 18th @ Moose Jaw, Skyler Bruce and Rhys Raeside each recorded their first WHL point assisting on Cole Muir's insurance goal, while goalie Carl Stankowski notched his first ICE win.

March 15th vs Swift Current, Zach Benson had his first goal, first assist, and first multi-point game. 2004-born Conor Geekie notched his first assist to earn his first point streak (2 games). After scoring 85 QMJHL goals, Anderson MacDonald notched his first Dub goal. And, 2004 born goalie Daniel Hauser collected the win in his first WHL appearance.

Powerplay Consistency: The ICE have scored a powerplay goal in 14 of their 15 games, and counted 24 powerplay goals in 67 advantages (35.8%). Winnipeg was 22.5% effective on the powerplay last season, tops in the East Division scoring 58 PPG in 63 games.

PK Boost: Winnipeg penalty killers were 1-for-3 versus Prince Albert leaving them 46-for-56 on the season (82.1%) with two shorthanded goals.

Back-to-Back: Winnipeg has played four back-to-back sets in the Hub. The ICE are 3-1-0-0 in the second games of those sets so far. The club plays a total of six back-to-backs this season.

Home Kings: 5-2-0-0 at home to start 2021, the ICE went 20-8-1-0 within the East Division in 2019-20 for the best record among the six teams.

Winning Ways: Winnipeg's 38 total wins, and 22 home wins, were also East Division highs a season ago.

WHL Draft Dandies: six of the 26 players on the ICE roster are WHL Draft first round picks (Leppard [PG], Krebs, McClennon, Lambos, Geekie, and Benson).

Puck drops at 7:00PM CDT tonight, catch all the action live on CFRW 1290 AM, iHeartRadio App and winnipegICE.ca. Pre-game show starts at 6:30PM CDT with Mitch Peacock and Kevin Olszewski. Tonights game is also available on WHL Live on CHL TV.

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