Preview: Blades Head North for Saturday Night Showdown
January 5, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Saskatoon Blades News Release
Saskatoon Blades (21-10-5-0) at Prince Albert Raiders (32-2-0-1)
Date | Time Friday, Dec. 28th | 7:00 pm
Place Art Hauser Centre, Prince Albert, SK
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Next Home Game 2:00pm Tuesday, January 1st vs Swift Current
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Tonight...
The top two teams in the Eastern Conference face-off as the Blades head into Prince Albert looking to extend their win streak to 4 games. It's the 6th meeting of the 8-game season series between the two rivals and last tilt before the final weekend home & home series to close out the regular season. The Raiders will try to bounce back after suffering a 4-2 loss last night on home ice to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Prince Albert has lost their last 2 games on home ice and will bring a 17-2-0-0 home record into tonight's game against the Blades 13-6-3-0 road record.
The last game...
Kyle Crnkovic (3) scored 1:19 into overtime last night leading the Blades to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Regina Pats. Max Gerlach (23) had the other goal while Nolan Maier made 32 saves for his 20th win of the season.
Ozzy Wiesblatt (8) and Brayden Pachal (10) scored for the Raiders in a 4-2 losing effort last night to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Ian Scott made 27 saves in his return from the World Jr. tournament.
Head to Head...
The Blades are 1-3-1-0 against the Raiders this season. Tristen Robins and Dawson Davidson lead the offense with 4 points each... Cole Fontad leads the way for the Raiders with 8 points in the season series. Nolan Maier has the lone Blades win in goal which was a shutout, while Ian Scott and Donovan Buskey each have two wins in the series for PA.
Who's hot......
Gary Haden is riding a 5-game point streak with 1G-6A. Dawson Davidson has 8 points in his last 8GP and currently sits 2nd among all defensemen in WHL scoring with 39 points. Max Gerlach has 6 goals in his last 6 outings. Kyle Crnkovic has come alive and has points in 5 of his last 6GP.
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