Tonight, at the Chilliwack Coliseum, the Prince George Spruce Kings look to string their 5th consecutive win together as they take on the Merritt Centennials at 5 PM. The Spruce Kings are coming off a 3-0 victory over the Centennials back on Sunday night. Corey Cunningham, Nick Rhéaume, and Kolton Cousins all scored for the Spruce Kings, while Kobe Grant secured his second straight shutout in his second start as a Spruce King.
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PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Record: 9-3-1
Last Game: A 3-0 victory over the Merritt Centennials this past Sunday night.
Record vs. MER: 6-0-0
Power-Play: 22.2% (6th) Penalty Kill: 90% (3rd)
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Leading Scorers: Christian Buono (13 GP – 7G – 9A – 16 PTS), Andrew Seaman (13 GP – 8G – 6A – 14 PTS), Mason Waite (9 GP – 2G – 7A – 9 PTS)
COREY IN THE HOUSE
Spruce King forward and Prince George product Corey Cunningham was able to find the scoresheet a couple of times on Sunday evening, potting his first goal in the pod, along with a helper, which gave him first star honours. Cunningham sits with seven points in 13 games in the pod.
MILLER TIME
Another forward who found the scoresheet on Sunday night was Rowan Miller. The 19 year old from Scottsdale, AZ had a helper against the Centennials and Miller also leads the Spruce Kings in short-handed markers with two. Miller sits with seven points in 13 games.
PRINCE GEORGE NOTES
- Kolton Cousins has 5 goals in his last 4 games.
- Linden Makow sits with 4 points in his first 7 Pod games
- Christian Buono is tied for 2nd in the BCHL in Power-Play goals (5)
- Jordan Fairlie starts in goal tonight
MERRITT CENTENNIALS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Derek-Sweet Coulter
Record: 2-10
Record vs. PG: 0-6
Last Game: A 5-3 loss to the Chilliwack Chiefs on Monday April 26th.
Power-Play: 10.9% (13th)
Penalty Kill: 76.9% (10th)
Leading Scorers: Matteo Pecchia (13 GP – 4G – 4A – 8 PTS), Walker Erickson (12 GP – 3G – 5A – 8 PTS), Jake McLean (12 GP – 3G – 4A – 7 PTS)
HOMETOWN BOY
Talon Zakall is coming off of his best night in the Pod season thus far. The Merritt product found the back of the net twice in the 5-3 setback against Chilliwack. The Dartmouth commit sits with 3 goals and 4 assists on the Pod season.
MERRITT NOTES
- Talon Zakall lead all Centennial defenders in points with 9
- Walker Erickson as four points in his last four games
- Colton Phillips-Watts starts in goal for Merritt
