Tonight, at the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena in Prince George, the Prince George Spruce Kings kick wrap up a brief two-game homestand against the Merritt Centennials. Prince George is coming off a 3-2 shootout loss against the Wenatchee Wild. Nick Poisson and Corey Cunningham had the Spruce Kings goals, and Carter Woodside made 38 saves in a sensational performance. Nick Bochen was the lone goal scorer for PG in the shootout as well. The Centennials are coming off a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Vernon Vipers this past Tuesday night.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS
Overview:
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Record: 17-28-6
Home Record: 7-13-2-3
Last Game: A 3-2 shootout defeat at home against the Wenatchee Wild
Record vs MER: 0-1
Goals For / Goals Against: 136 GF/179 GA (-43)
Power-Play: 18.2 (10th)
Penalty Kill: 76.% (13th)
Leading Scorers: Nick Poisson (20 G 25 A 45 PTS) Corey Cunningham (23 G 17 A 40 PTS) Nolan Welsh (13 G 22 A 35 PTS)
PRINCE GEORGE NOTES
- Corey Cunningham has goals in 6 of his last 5 games.
- Wil Kushniryk has points in his last 3 games
- Carter Woodside has started 4 of the teams last 5 games
MERRITT CENTENNIALS
Overview
Head Coach: Derek Sweet-Coulter
Record : 10-37-3
Away Record: 4-19-3
Last Game: A 6-3 defeat at home against the Vernon Vipers
Record vs. PG: 1-0
Goals For/Goals Against: 140 GF/249 GA (-109)
Power-Play: 11.7% (17th)
Penalty Kill: 71.8% (17th)
Leading Scorers: Payton Matsui (13 G 21 A 34 PTS) Christian Buono (9 G 24 A 33 PTS) Daniel Tkac (8 G 18 A 26 PTS)
MERRIT NOTES:
- The Centennials are 6-3-1 when leading after two periods
- Merritt is 1-1-1 in the last 5 years at the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena
- The Centennials won the previous meeting between these two clubs in Merritt by a 4-2 score.
