TALE OF THE TAPE: Saskatoon vs. Brandon
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Brandon Wheat Kings vs Saskatoon Blades
7 p.m. at Westoba Place.
6:30 p.m. (CKLQ): 7 p.m. (WHL Live)
WHEAT KINGS
Record: 19-21-5-0, 43 points.
Players to watch:
Nate Danielson (45gp, 23g, 33a, 56pts).
Nolan Ritchie (44gp, 16g, 32a, 48pts).
Brett Hyland (36gp, 21g, 18a, 39pts).
Goalies:
Carson Bjarnason (17-14-2-0, 2.90 gaa, .911 pct).
Nick Jones (2-7-3-0, 4.23 gaa, .865 pct).
Key injuries: Ben Thornton, Eastyn Mannix.
Power play: 20.0 per cent (13th in WHL).
Penalty killing: 80.3 per cent (8th in WHL).
Total goals for/against: 135-154.
Home record: 8-11-2-0.
Last 10 games: 5-4-1-0.
Head to head vs. Saskatoon: 0-2-1-0.
BLADES
Record: 29-11-3-1, 62 points.
Players to watch:
Trevor Wong (44gp, 16g, 39a, 55pts).
Egor Sidorov (33gp, 27g, 21a, 48pts).
Aidan De La Gorgendiere (44gp, 8g, 37a, 45pts).
Goalies:
Austin Elliott (16-5-2-0, 2.05 gaa, .917 pct).
Ethan Chadwick (13-6-1-1, 2.64 gaa, .892 pct).
Key injuries: Jayden Wiens, Tyler Parr, Josh Pillar.
Power play: 26.5 per cent (7th in WHL).
Penalty killing: 83.7 per cent (5th in WHL).
Total goals for/against: 166-108.
Road record: 13-7-1-1.
Last 10 games: 4-5-1-0.
Head to head vs. Brandon: 3-0-0-0.