For the fourth time this season, the Richardson Weyburn Red Wings will take on the Estevan Bruins. This will be the second game of the season between the two teams played in Estevan, where the Wings came away with a 2-1 overtime win on October 26th.
The Red Wings have yet to lose against the Bruins this season, reversing a trend from last year which saw the Wings lose eight of the ten games. SO far, Estevan has had trouble scoring on the Wings, getting just two goals in the three games. On the other hand, Weyburn has had trouble scoring against the Bruins themselves, with just two goals in each of the games so far this year.
Coming into the game, the Wings and Bruins have identical records over their past 10 games - 4-5-1. Weyburn has the edge in the standings, sitting in 2nd place in the Viterra Division with 17 points. The Bruins are right behind them with 15.
Here is a look at the numbers
Special Teams
Weyburn: Power Play - 12.9% (14.7% on the road); Penalty Kill - 83.3% (77.1% on the road)
Estevan: Power Play - 17.9% (16.7% at home); Penalty Kill - 82.2% (76.9% at home)
Top Scorer
Weyburn: Ben Hiltz (8G 7A 15pts)
Estevan: Jayden Davis (5G 11A 16pts)
Top Rookie
Weyburn: Braden Birnie (2G 8A 10pts)
Estevan: Griffin Asham-Moroz (6G 4A 10pts)
Average PIM
Weyburn: 15.6/game
Estevan: 16.3/game
Record When Scoring First
Weyburn: 7-4-0-1
Estevan: 3-3-1-0
Record Versus Division
Weyburn: 7-2-0-0
Estevan: 3-2-1-0
Projected Starting Goalies
Weyburn: Noah Decottignies - 14GP, 6-5-0-1, 2.56 GAA, 0.923 sv%
Estevan: Keenan Rancier - 16GP, 6-7-2-1, 2.36, 0.929 sv%
Catch all the action in tonight's game with Great Plains Ford Red Wings Hockey on BIG 106, with the voice of the Weyburn Red Wings Nick Nielsen, starting with the pregame show at 7:20 p.m.