TALE OF THE TAPE: Wheat Kings vs. Ice
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This article was published 10/03/2022 (1468 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Winnipeg Ice
7 p.m. at Westoba Place.
6:45 p.m. (Bounce 96.1): 7 p.m. (WHL Live)
WHEAT KINGS
Record: 28-18-3-2, 61 points.
Players to watch:
Ridly Greig (38gp, 25g, 35a, 60pts).
Nolan Ritchie (50gp, 26g, 30a, 56pts).
Chad Nychuk (47gp, 18g, 38a, 56pts).
Goalies:
Ethan Kruger (21-10-2-2, 3.05 gaa, .904 pct).
Carson Bjarnason (7-7-1-0, 4.02 gaa, .884 pct).
Key injuries: Nate Danielson, Mason Ward.
Power play: 21.3 per cent (12th in WHL).
Penalty killing: 80.4 per cent (7th in WHL).
Total goals for/against: 174-179.
Last 10 games: 7-3-0-0.
Head to head vs. Winnipeg: 2-3-1-0.
ICE
Record: 37-9-3-2, 79 points.
Players to watch:
Matthew Savoie (50gp, 25g, 43a, 68pts).
Mikey Milne (51gp, 27g, 33a, 60pts).
Conor Geekie (48gp, 16g, 37a, 53pts).
Goalies:
Daniel Hauser (19-2-1-0, 2.26 gaa, .907 pct).
Dawson Cowan (0-0-0-0, 0.00 gaa, .000 pct).
Key injuries: Connor McClennon, Conor Geekie, Gage Alexander, Owen Boucher, Matt Savoie, Owen Pederson.
Power play: 28.6 per cent (1st in WHL).
Penalty killing: 81.9 per cent (5th in WHL).
Total goals for/against: 229-126.
Last 10 games: 5-3-1-1.
Head to head vs. Brandon: 4-1-1-0.
In the season series: 10-2 Ice in Brandon (Oct. 1), 7-1 Ice in Winnipeg (Oct. 2), 4-3 (OT) Ice in Brandon (Dec. 17), 4-2 Wheat Kings in Winnipeg (Dec. 18), 5-4 (OT) Wheat Kings in Brandon (Dec. 27) and 6-2 Ice in Winnipeg (Feb. 10) … Brandon’s penalty killers have held Winnipeg’s deadly power play to four goals on 24 opportunities, but conversely Brandon has only scored three times on 18 chances … Owen Pederson has three goals and eight assists against Brandon. Mikey Milne (four goals, six assists) isn’t far behind. Riley Ginnell (4g, 2a) and Vincent Iorio (1g, 5a) lead Brandon.