What: In Western Hockey League play, the Portland Winterhawks (23-14-2-1) play the Prince Albert Raiders (20-15-3).
When: January 14, Tuesday, 5 p.m. PST (7 p.m. CST)
Where: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan’s Art Hauser Centre.
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Portland Winterhawks
On their road trip in the Eastern Division, the Portland Winterhawks aim to win three games in a row. Despite not playing at their best, they defeated the Regina Pats 7-3 on Saturday with relative ease. Diego Buttazzoni and Kyle Chyzowski both had two victories.
They are currently ranked fifth in the Western Conference and seventh overall in the Western Hockey League. They are four points ahead of the Vancouver Giants and Tri-City Americans, who are tied for sixth place, and four points behind the Victoria Royals, who are in fourth place.
The Winterhawks are the only team with a negative even-strength goal differential and a negative shooting difference among the top 10 WHL teams. However, the even-strength goal differential has been slowly improving and is currently 16th at -20.
For Portland, four is the magic number. They are 21-3-0-1 when they score four goals or more. They are 2-11-2 when they score three points or less.
[Later revisions may be made to the statistics]
| Forwards | (Career games – season points/games) |
|---|---|
| 20 | 19-Kyle Chyzowski (285 – 66/40) |
| 19 |
15-Joel Plante (11 – 6/11) 28-Josh Zakreski (216 – 39/38) 39-Tyson Yaremko (112 – 30/35) 88-Alex Weiermair (14 – 16/14) |
| 18 |
17-Carsyn Dyck (43 – 18/40) 29-Hudson Darby (105 – 14/32) 61-Brodie Hankel (23 – 0/23) 90-Diego Buttazzoni (187 – 49/37) |
| 17 |
8-Lochlan Tetarenko (25 – 5/25) 18-Kyle McDonough (98 – 24/35) 23-Ryan Miller (86 – 16/22) 37-David Hoy (27 – 4/27) |
| 16 |
9-Jordan Duguay (40 – 22/40) 72-Reed Brown (40 – 10/40) |
In ten of his last twelve games, Chyzowski has scored two points or more. In terms of goals and points, he is presently tied for second place in the league.
McDonough has scored three points in a row.
| Defensemen | |
|---|---|
| 20 |
27-Tyson Jugnauth (97 – 54/38) 43-Ryder Thompson (274 – 16/40) |
| 19 | 59-Carter Sotheran (195 – 21/38) |
| 18 | 12-Cole Slobodian (45 – 2/40) |
| 17 | 7-Kayd Ruedig (41 – 12/39) |
| 16 | 22-Griffin Darby (35 – 3/35) |
For the first time in his 274-game career, Thompson has scored goals in consecutive games. He has also scored goals in three of his past four games.
Jugnauth has three goals and five assists in his current four-game point run.
| Goalies | (Career games – season save%/games) |
|---|---|
| 18 | 74-Marek Schlenker (18 – .894/18) |
| 17 | 1-Ondrej t bet k (27 – .893/27) |
Given that he stopped 29 of 32 against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday, it will most likely be t bet k.
Prince Albert Raiders
The Prince Albert Raiders are tied with the Brandon Wheat Kings for second place in the Eastern Division, three points ahead of the Swift Current Broncos and five points behind the Saskatoon Blades. Prince Albert, Brandon, and Swift Current will most likely compete for the division lead, though, as the Blades reduced their squad at the trade deadline in order to fill their draft picks cupboard.
The Raiders defeated the Red Deer Rebels 3-0 on Saturday, ending a three-game losing streak. Defenseman Daxon Rudolph, 16, had two assists, and Max Hildebrand stopped all 22 shots. The Raiders defeated the Rebels, another squad that was thinned out at the last minute, 36–22.
The Raiders’ special teams are the ones with the most impressive numbers. They have the second-worst penalty kill and the second-best power play in the league. Despite having the second-best power play, their special teams goal differential is -2 since they have given up five shorthanded goals and haven’t scored any.
| Forwards | |
|---|---|
| 20 |
24-Niall Crocker (269 – 42/38) 34-Rilen Kovacevic (224 – 43/36) |
| 19 |
15-Brayden Dube (166 – 36/38) 19-Aiden Oiring (174 – 53/38) 29-Harrison Lodewyk (222 – 8/23) |
| 18 |
14-Jackson Kostiuk (2 – 1/2) 21-Evan Smith (99 – 6/40) 26-Tomas Mrsic (175 – 52/35) |
| 17 |
18-Oli Chenier (99 – 6/34) 22-Dayce Derkatch (28 – 5/26) 27-Ethan Bibeau (36 – 12/35) |
| 16 |
23-Riley Boychuk (33 – 12/33) 25-Ty Meunier (38 – 13/38) |
Both Chenier and Smith participate in their 100th game.
Ryder Ritchie and Mrsic, both 18-year-old forwards, were dealt from Medicine Hat to the Raiders. Mrsic has really gone off, but Ritchie is at a point per game. With 28, he and Jugnauth share the league lead in power play points. Crocker and Buttazzoni are tied for ninth place with 21 and Oidring is tied for sixth place with 22.
Recently, Kovacevic was purchased from Moose Jaw. In his first three games as a Raider, he has scored points. They sacrificed a good deal for him.
| Defensemen | |
|---|---|
| 19 |
3-Lukas Dragicevic (244 – 44/36) 5-Matteo Fabrizi (226 – 8/34) 7-Justice Christensen (175 – 26/38) 8-Vojtech Vochvest (103 – 1/36) |
| 18 |
2-Tyrone Sobry (73 – 5/33) 11-Linden Burrett (12 – 2/12) |
| 16 | 10-Daxon Rudolph (34 – 18/34) |
Dragicevic has been the quarterback with the most power plays. With 26, he ranks third in the league in power play points.
Christensen has scored four points in a row. Rudolph has scored one goal and provided seven assists in his last six games. He ranks fourth among 16-year-old defenseman and tenth overall in terms of scoring. The young defenseman are having a good year.
| Goalies | |
|---|---|
| 20 | 30-Max Hildebrand (125 – .909/29) |
| 18 | 33-Dimitri Fortin (28 – .879/14) |
Since this is the Raiders’ lone midweek game, Hildebrand ought to start. He had a few poor games prior to his shutout on Saturday. He remains among the league’s top players.
Tale of the tape
| Winterhawks | Raiders | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | 23-14-2-1 (.613) | 20-15-3 (.566) | .548 |
| Goals/game | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Goals allowed/game | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Team shooting % | .118 | .117 | .111 |
| Team save % | .887 | .891 | .889 |
| Power play | 27.3% | 29.0% | 23.2% |
| Penalty kill | 78.8% | 71.0% | 76.8% |
| Power plays for/game | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Power plays against/game | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Outshooting opponents | 16-22-2 | 14-22-2 | 19-19-2 |
| After 1 period | 12-16-12 | 15-10-13 | 14-14-12 |
| After 2 periods | 15-19-6 | 15-15-8 | 16-16-8 |
| Score, last 10 games | 50-40 (+10) | 39-40 (-1) | 35-36 |
| Score, last 20 games | 94-78 (+16) | 80-71 (+9) | 71-71 |
| Total WHL games | 2044 | 2585 | 2560 |
| WHL drafted top 60 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| NHL drafted | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| NHL drafted top 80 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Players 6 2 or over | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Players 5 10 or under | 9 | 8 | 5 |
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