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Preview: Oil Kings at Medicine Hat Tigers

December 8, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release


EDMONTON OIL KINGS (8-17-0-1) @ Medicine Hat Tigers (17-8-2-0) - DECEMBER 8, 2023 - CO-OP PLACE - 7:00 PM

2023-24 Schedule vs. Medicine Hat Tigers

Friday, Oct 27 @ Medicine Hat (7-4 MH)

Sunday, Nov 5 @ Edmonton (5-1 MH)

Friday, Dec 8 @ Medicine Hat

Saturday, Dec 9 @ Edmonton

Monday, Feb 19 @ Edmonton

Friday, Mar 1 @ Medicine Hat

2023-24 vs. Medicine Hat: 0-2-0-0 Home: 0-1-0-0 Away: 0-1-0-0 PP: 2/17 (11.8%) PK: 4/11 (63.6%)

2022-23 vs. Medicine Hat: 0-6-0-0 Home: 0-3-0-0 Away: 0-3-0-0 PP: 3/22 (13.6%) PK: 5/18 (72.2%)

Matchup Notes

Tonight marks the third of six meetings between the Oil Kings and Tigers this season and the first of a weekend home-and-home set.

These Tigers took the opening two games of the season series by a combined score of 12-5 and have now won the last eight meetings between the teams.

Roan Woodward (1G, 1A) and Cole Miller (0G, 2A) lead the Oil Kings in scoring in the season series with two points each while Cayden Lindstrom (3G, 4A) leads the Tigers with seven points. Captain Tyler MacKenzie has tallied 6 points (4G, 2A) in the season series including a natural hat-trick back on October 27.

All-time, the Oil Kings and Tigers have met 102 times in the regular season with the Oil Kings holding a record of 41-47-4-10.

Coming In

The Oil Kings come in off a 5-1 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Place, ending the Oil Kings 2-game home ice win streak.

Roan Woodward scored for the second straight game to provide the Oil Kings lone offence of the game. Affiliate goaltender Hudson Perry earned third star honours making 37 saves in the losing cause in what was his first career WHL start.

The Tigers come in off a 6-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday snapping a two-game losing streak.

Cayden Lindstrom and Gavin McKenna each had a pair of goals in the win, while Oasiz Wiesblatt had three assists and Zach Zahara registered his sixth straight win of the season making 25 saves.

At 17-8-2-0, the Tigers sit first in the Central Division and second in the Eastern Conference.

EOK Notables

Oil Kings defenceman Marc Lajoie sits 13th in defenceman points (20), second in defenceman goals (9) and first in defenceman PP goals (6) in the WHL.

The Oil Kings lead the WHL in attendance (5,597 avg.).

MH Notables

Tigers forward Cayden Lindstrom sits 12th in points (38) and fifth in goals (22) in the WHL and is riding a 7-game points streak (8G, 5A). He has registered seven 2-goal games this season and three in his last six games.

Tigers forward Andrew Basha sits 17th in points (35) in the WHL and has points in five straight games (6G, 4A) including a 4-goal performance on November 25 vs the Brandon Wheat Kings which was his second career 4-goal game (March 11, 2023 vs REG). He has recorded at least one point in 15 of his last 17 games.

Tigers forward Gavin McKenna sits second in points (29) by a rookie in the WHL, trailing only Prince George Cougars forward Terik Parascak (43). He has picked up at least one point in nine of his last 10 games, including five multi-point games.

Tigers forward Oasiz Wiesblatt sits 20th in points (34) in the WHL and has registered a point in three straight games (0G, 6A) and has 10 multi-point games in his last 15 games.

Milestone Watch

D Carter Kowalyk is 2 games away from 100 career games.

G Kolby Hay is 1 win away from passing Dylan Myskiw and Torrie Jung for 5th most wins in franchise history.

Lineup Report

D Carter Kowalyk, upper-body, day-to-day (Games missed: 25).

D Rhys Pederson, lower-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 11).

F Rilen Kovacevic, upper-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 8).

D Ethan MacKenzie, upper-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 7).

F Adam Jecho, lower-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 7).

D Reid Larson, lower-body, month-to-month (Games missed: 2).

F Skyler Bruce, lower-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 2).

Streaks

F Skyler Bruce is on a 4-game point streak (3g-1a-4pts) and a 3-game goal streak (3G).

F Roan Woodward is on a 2-game goal/point streak (2g-1a-3pts).

F Adam Jecho is on a 2-game assist/point streak (1g-2a-3pts).

Who's Hot

F Gavin Hodnett has 18 points (3G, 15A) in his last 15 games.

F Rilen Kovacevic has 10 goals in his last 15 games.

F Skyler Bruce has 15 points (10G, 5A) in his last 15 games.

D Marc Lajoie has 13 points (6G, 7A) in his last 14 games.

F Roan Woodward has 6 points (3G, 3A) in his last 8 games.

F John Szabo has 5 points (2G, 3A) in his last 8 games.

F Adam Jecho has 8 points (3G, 5A) in his last 7 games.

D Vojtech Port has 5 points (0G, 5A) in his last 5 games.

F Marshall Finnie has 4 points (1G, 3A) in his last 4 games.

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