Vernon, BC: The Vipers are two for two on the first two legs of their three game homestand following a pair of dominant victories over Cranbrook and Prince George. Vernon puts their three game win streak on the line as they host the Merritt Centennials tonight.
Record: 11-4-0-0
Goals For: 73
Goals Against: 41
Power Play: 17 for 55 – 30.9 – 1st in the BCHL
Penalty Kill: 42 of 50 – 84.0
Leading Scorer: Owen Kim (5G, 16A)
Last Game: For the second straight game the Viper offense was explosive. Paced by four 2nd period goals, the Vipers ran away with a 8-0 win over the Prince George Spruce Kings. Anthony Cliche had a pair of goals, Jiri Duda registered a goal and an assist, as did Owen Kim. Maks Percic, Bronson Ross and Isaac Tremblay all had multi-assist nights. Ethan David made 25 saves for the win and his first shutout of the season in front of the largest crowd of the year.
Merritt Centennials
Record: 6-8-1-1
Goals For: 56
Goals Against: 66
Power Play: 10 for 52 – 19.2%
Penalty Kill: 50 of 62 – 80.6%
Leading Scorer: Michael Felsing (6G, 13A)
Last Game: The Centennials split a weekend set with West Kelowna and Penticton. They downed West K 6-4 Friday before falling 5-2 to the Vees on Saturday. Jaxson Murray and Dylan Wegner had the Merritt goals. Karl Mezsargs had 34 saves on 39 shots. The Cents were 1 for 3 on the powerplay and their PK was 3 of 4. Merritt is 3-5-1-1 in their last 10 games and sit 6th in the Interior Conference.
This is the third of five head to head meetings. The Vipers hold 4-2 and 4-1 victories so far in the season series.
You can get your tickets by following the link HERE.
You can also listen on 107.5 Beach Radio, Vernonmatters.ca or watch on FloHockey starting at 6:45.
