PHOTO: Jennifer Small
Tonight, at the Trail Memorial Centre, for the third night in a row, the Spruce Kings look to wrap up the weekend with a victory as they take on the Trail Smoke Eaters at 6:00 PM. Prince George is coming off a 3-2 shootout setback last night against the Smoke Eaters. Nick Rhéaume and Rowan Miller had the two Spruce King markers, while Aaron Trotter made 35 saves in goal.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Alex Evin
2021-22 Season Record: 18-9-2-3
2021-22 Road Record: 7-5-4
2021-22 Record vs. TRA: 1-1-2
Last Game: A 3-2 shootout setback against the Smoke Eaters
Goals For/Goals Against: 110 GF/72 GA
Power-Play: 25% (7th)
Penalty-Kill: 80.9% (7th)
Leading Scorers: John Herrington (32GP – 17G – 21A – 38PTS) Nick Rhéaume (19G – 16A – 35PTS) Simon Labelle (32GP – 8G – 24A- 32PTS)
SPRUCE KINGS NOTES:
-Nick Rhéaume has five goals and seven points in his last three games
-Rowan Miller has goals in three straight games
-The Spruce Kings have only given up 14 goals in the first period all season (1st in BCHL)
-The Spruce Kings are 15-4 when out-shooting their opponent
TRAIL SMOKE EATERS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Tim Fragle
2021-22 Season Record: 15-13-1-1
2021-22 Home Record: 11-6-0-0
2021-22 Record vs. PG: 3-1-0-0
Last Game: A 3-2 shootout win over the Spruce Kings last night
Goals For/Goals Against: 105 GF/107 GA
Power-Play: 26.1% (6th)
Penalty-Kill: 80.6% (9th)
Leading Scorers: Brady Hunter (28GP – 14G -23A – 37PTS) Zach Michaelis (26GP – 18G – 12A – 30PTS) Teddy Lagerback (30GP – 16G – 13A – 29PTS)
SMOKE EATERS NOTES:
-Teddy Lagerback has back-to-back shootout winning goals
-Brady Hunter has four points in two games this weekend
-Trail is 6-2 in one goal games at home this season
