Wednesday night is a hockey night in West 麻豆精选 as the Warriors welcome the Cranbrook Bucks to town for a mid-week affair.
Going into the game, Cranbrook (12-10-0-0) and West 麻豆精选 (8-10-5-2) sit sixth and seventh respectively in the BCHL's Interior Conference. The Warriors are coming off of a 2-1 shootout loss to Spruce Grove while the Bucks won their last game, 5-2 against Blackfalds.
West 麻豆精选 goes into the game with four straight losses but are 4-2-3-1 in their last 10 games while Cranbrook is 3-7-0-0 in their last 10.
In recent history, Cranbrook has dominated West 麻豆精选. In their only match-up so far this season back on Sept. 20, the Bucks hammered the Warriors 9-0. Over the last five seasons, Cranbrook is 10-2-0-0 while West 麻豆精选 is 2-9-1.
The biggest difference between these two teams this season is the special teams. Cranbrook is second in the Interior Conference in both powerplay (27.4 per cent) and penalty kill (87.7 per cent) percentage. West 麻豆精选's penalty kill is good as its fourth in the conference at 79.3 per cent but their powerplay is the second worst in the entire league at 14.1 per cent. Of their 12 powerplay goals on the season, just three have happened at home.
Puck drop on Wednesday night at Royal LePage Place is set for 7 p.m.
