Saturday, 11 January 2014

Game 41 Preview - Express @ Vipers

If the Vernon Vipers bring the type of energy and emotion from last nights game into tonight, there is a good possibility the Vipers could come out with two points.  The Vipers got away from their game for just a few minutes last night and it cost them in a 2-1 loss to the Vees.  There were a lot of positives to take out of the game and the Snakes will look to carry it into tonight against the Express.  As for Coquitlam, they come in after a tough outing in West Kelowna.  They were down early and couldn't recover as they would lose 7-2.  Coquitlam has battled consistency all season long and will look for their first win in 2014.  They have a ton of speed and offense, we'll see how they handle the big rugged defenders of the Vipers.

Time for the breakdown:

Season Series - December 8 - Coquitlam 4 Vipers 2 - Poirier Sports Centre

Vernon Vipers 

Record - 21-12-3-4 - 3rd in the Interior Division

Home Record - 11-4-3-3            Away Record - 10-8-0-1

Leaders - Goals - Brett Mulcahy (23)
             - Assists - Michael McNicholas (34)
             - Points - Michael McNicholas (53)

Goaltending - Austin Smith - 22 GP, 10-6-3-2, 2.74 GAA, .913 Sv%
                   - Danny Todosychuk - 18 GP, 10-5-0-1, 2.95 GAA, .903 Sv%

Special Teams - Powerplay - 15th in the league - 25 for 156 - 16.03%
                       - Penalty Kill - 7th in the league - 136 of 166 - 81.93%

Coquitlam Express

Record - 18-17-1-3 - 3rd in the Mainland Division

Home Record - 8-11-1-2           Away Record - 10-6-0-1

Leaders - Goals - Ryan Rosenthal (23)
              - Assists - Adam Rockwood (42)
              - Points - Adam Rockwood (50)

Goaltending - Gordie Defiel - 30 GP, 13-14-1-1, 3.99 GAA, .874 Sv%
                   - Pierce Dushenko - 11 GP, 5-3-0-1, 4.34 GAA, .871 Sv%

Special Teams - Powerplay - 9th in the league - 31 for 168 - 18.45%
                       - Penalty Kill - 10th in the league - 150 of 185 - 81.08%

The Express already hold a victory over the Vipers and they'll look to dish out some redemption.  All the action gets underway at 6:45 on 107.5 KissFM.

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