The Spruce Grove Saints (14-18-3-0) finish off a weekend road trip with their first visit of the season to see the Brooks Bandits (24-7-0-2) at Centennial Regional Arena on Saturday night.
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Breakdown:
Spruce Grove:
Overall Record: 14-18-3-0 (9th in Interior Conference – 16th in BCHL)
Home Record: 6-8-2-0
Road Record: 8-10-1-0
Power Play: 18-for-109 (16.5% – 17th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 96-for-130 (73.8% – 20th in BCHL)
Brooks:
Overall Record: 24-7-0-2 (3rd in Interior Conference – 3rd in BCHL)
Home Record: 12-4-0-1
Road Record: 12-3-0-1
Power Play: 35-for-144 (24.3% – 7th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 104-for-120 (86.7% – 2nd in BCHL)
Season Series:
Friday, October 11th @ Grant Fuhr Arena (3-1 Bandits) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, November 9th @ Grant Fuhr Arena (7-3 Brooks) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, January 25th @ Centennial Regional Arena (7:00 PM)
Friday, February 7th @ Grant Fuhr Arena (7:00 PM)
Friday, March 28th @ Centennial Regional Arena (7:00 PM)
Looking Back:
The Saints enter Saturday’s contest following a tight game on Friday night in Cranbrook against the Bucks, falling by a 2-1 score in overtime at Western Financial Place. Ryan Johnstone scored the lone goal in the game for the Saints while Bodee Weiss was excellent in net, turning aside 46 of the 48 shots in his 3rd overtime loss of the season.
Brooks comes into Saturday’s action following a 2-1 loss of their own on home ice as they fell to the Penticton Vees at Centennial Regional Arena on Friday. Parker Lalonde tallied the Bandits marker on Friday while Zach Zahara made 24 saves on 26 shots in his 2nd loss of the season.
Saints Leading Scorers:
Josh Polak (14-13-27)
Ryan Johnstone (13-11-24)
Austin Peters (7-15-22)
Max Seguin (9-11-20)
Stephen Kirkpatrick (5-13-18)
Bandits Leading Scorers:
Nathan Free (19-24-43)
Parker Lalonde (21-17-38)
Nick Peluso (17-20-37)
Ethan Beyer (8-20-28)
Isaac Johnson (4-16-20)
Who To Watch For:
Spruce Grove:
- Ryan Johnstone – Forward – Pickering, Ontario – Lindenwood University
The Saints forward has goals in back-to-back games following his sixth goal of the season against Cranbrook and his 13th goal of the season total. The Pickering, Ontario native has now earned points in four of his last five games and five of his last seven coming into Saturday night’s matchup against the Bandits, posting two goals and four assists for six points over that span.
Brooks:
- Parker Lalonde – Forward – Aberdeen, Saskatchewan – Merrimack College
Entering Saturday night riding a six-game point streak, Lalonde was the only Bandit to find the scoresheet on Friday against Penticton and has been one of the most consistent offensive players since the beginning of December. The Merrimack commit has registered a point in nine of his last ten games while the Aberdeen, Saskatchewan native has posted four goals and two assists for six points during his current six-game point streak.
The Saints and Bandits play the third of their four-game season series on Saturday night at Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM with the game being broadcasted live on the Saints Radio Network as well as streamed online on FloHockey.
