Pregame show at 6:40, with puck drop at 7 pm on The Zone @ 91.3 fm, or online at www.thezone.fm/listen
Victoria has a 2-1 season series lead, and will look for the clubs first win in Everett since moving to the Island. Previously Victoria won 5-0 November 16th at home, while Everett earned a 7-4 victory in Washington on January 11th.
The Royals (34-30-2-5, 75pts) set the franchise record for wins (34) and points (75) in a season with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Silvertips Friday night. Jordan Fransoo and Joe Hicketts both scored a pair of goals while Coleman Vollrath earned his 4th win of the year as the Royals outshot the ‘Tips 32-20.
The Royals snapped a 3 game slide, while the Silvertips have won just 3 games in their last 9, after going winless in 11.
Victoria, in 6th spot will take on Kamloops in the opening round of the playoffs beginning on the road next Friday March 22nd. With 2 games left, Everett is in 8th, 3 points back of Seattle with one in hand of the Thunderbirds.
“They’re a hungry team…they’re still going to be playing for something (Saturday)...it’s a good test for us, we’d rather have that than a meaningless game, because we need to prepare for the playoffs...” – Ben Cooper, Royals Assistant Coach
The Royals are looking to snap a 7 game road winless streak, while the ‘Tips are 6 under .500 at home this season.
Victoria was without their leading scorer Alex Gogolev (day to day) who’s missed 19 games with a skate cut, their captain Tyler Stahl (Lower, day to day), Trent Lofthouse (Upper, day to day), Luke Harrison (Upper, indefinite), and G Patrik Polivka (Lower, 1-2 wks).
Tim Traber is availble after serving the final of a 6 game suspension.
Victoria now has five 50 point men as Steven Hodges had 3 assists to hit the 50 point plateau, while Ben Walker’s lone assist gives him 50 - joining Jamie Crooks (53), Brandon Magee (60), and Alex Gogolev (65).
The Victoria Royals take on the Kamloops Blazers in Round 1 of the 2013 WHL Playoffs. Tickets for Games 3 and 4, held at Bear Mountain Arena, are on sale now. With limited Round 1 seats available, Royals fans are encouraged to order tickets quickly by calling 250-220-7777, visiting www.selectyourtickets.com, or heading down to the Select Your Tickets box office.
| Previous Meetings This Season | Everett 1 @ Victoria 4 (Mar 15 2013) Final Victoria 4 @ Everett 7 (Jan 11 2013) Final Everett 0 @ Victoria 5 (Nov 16 2012) Final |
How the 2 teams match up
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| Team Record | 24-40-2-4 -- 54 points | 34-30-2-5 -- 75 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th U.S. | 3rd B.C. |
| Conference Ranking | 8th Western | 6th Western |
| League Ranking | 19th | 12th |
| Past 10 Games | 3-6-1-0 | 2-6-1-1 |
| Streak | 0-1-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 4-1 L @ Victoria (Mar 15 2013) Final | 4-1 W vs Everett (Mar 15 2013) Final |
| Home Record | 12-18-0-4 | 21-11-2-2 |
| Away Record | 12-22-2-0 | 13-19-0-3 |
| GF | 162 | 219 |
| GA | 259 | 249 |
| PP (Overall) | (46/275) 16.7 | (71/331) 21.5 |
| PP (Home) | (26/152) 17.1 | (36/167) 21.6 |
| PP (Away) | (20/123) 16.3 | (35/164) 21.3 |
| PK (Overall) | (73/318) 77.0 | (68/316) 78.5 |
| PK (Home) | (31/145) 78.6 | (31/145) 78.6 |
| PK (Away) | (42/173) 75.7 | (37/171) 78.4 |
| Leading Rookie | Mueller (6-25-31) | Hicketts (5-18-23) |
| Most PIM | Soumelidis - 119 | Kanzig - 157 |
| Team PIM/GM | 16.0/Game | 18.5/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Winquist (24-24-48) | Gogolev (20-45-65) |
| Oslanski (16-30-46) | Magee (30-30-60) | |
| Petryk (15-24-39) | Crooks (33-20-53) | |
| Hayer (14-23-37) | Hodges (27-23-50) | |
| Bauml (21-15-36) | Walker (19-31-50) | |
| Last 5 Games | 4-1 L @ Victoria (Mar 15 2013) Final | 4-1 W vs Everett (Mar 15 2013) Final |
| 4-3 W @ Seattle (Mar 9 2013) Final | 4-1 L vs Portland (Mar 12 2013) Final | |
| 6-3 L @ Spokane (Mar 8 2013) Final | 5-2 L vs Portland (Mar 10 2013) Final | |
| 6-3 L @ Portland (Mar 5 2013) Final | 3-1 L @ Vancouver (Mar 9 2013) Final | |
| 1-0 L @ Vancouver (Mar 3 2013) Final OT | 5-3 W vs Vancouver (Mar 8 2013) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 9-7-1-2 | 16-6-1-1 |
| Leading After 2nd | 16-1-0-2 | 21-0-0-2 |
| Tied After 1st | 9-7-1-0 | 13-7-1-2 |
| Tied After 2nd | 5-7-1-1 | 3-2-2-2 |
| Trailing After 1st | 6-26-0-2 | 5-17-0-2 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 3-32-1-1 | 10-28-0-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 7-5-0-0 | 13-8-0-2 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 16-34-2-3 | 19-22-2-3 |
| 1-Goal Games | 15-5-2-4 | 14-4-2-5 |
| 2-Goal Games | 3-9-0-0 | 9-5-0-0 |
| 3-Goal Games | 3-11-0-0 | 6-11-0-0 |
