Pregame show at 7:10 with puck drop at 7:30 Friday on The Zone @ 91.3fm or online at: czjn.streamon.fm
It’s the 5th meeting of the season with the Royals winning 1 of 4 so far. Victoria fell 7-3 last Friday in Kelowna.
The Royals had their 2 game win streak snapped Tuesday afternoon with a 4-3 loss at home to the Warriors.
The Rockets are on a 3 game win streak after an 11-4 win over the visiting Blazers. Kelowna, ranked #2 in the CHL, has outscored their opposition 24-7 during their 3 game win streak.
The Rockets have 8 wins in their past 10, while the Royals have 7, and are ranked 2nd in the BC Division and 4th in the West.
Kelowna is the stingiest team in the WHL, while scoring the second most goals on average per game.
The Rockets feature top draft prospect Nick Merkley who’s 4th in scoring with 79 points including 62 assists. Merkley is rated 13th among North American skaters for the upcoming draft by NHL Central Scouting.
Rourke Chartier (5th rd San Jose) is 5th in league scoring with 78, including 46 goals, tied for most in the league.
Oilers first round draft pick (3rd overall) Leon Draisaitl has 30 points in 18 games for Kelowna since returning to the league with Kelowna. World Junior Gold Medal winner with Team Canada defenseman Josh Morrisey (1st round WPG) has 15 points in 16 games since the trade from Prince Albert.
Victoria is led in scoring by Austin Carroll who set the Royals record for points in a season with 68. Carroll has a team high 33 goals, and 14 power play markers.
Joe Hicketts leads all defensemen in the WHL in scoring with 55 points including 46 assists, tops among rearguards.
Forward Alex Forsberg is on a 3 game goal scoring streak with 3 goals.
After the 7pm start on Saturday against the Rockets, the Royals travel to Kelowna for a 3rd straight game against the Rockets next Wednesday.
- Marlon Martens
Victoria Royals vs Kelowna Rockets: Head To Head Stats Summary
How the 2 teams match up
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Result
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| Head to Head Record 2014-15 Regular Season | Victoria 1-3-0-0 | Kelowna 3-0-1-0 |
| Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular Season | Victoria 5-2-0-1 | Kelowna 3-4-0-1 |
| Last 5 Years record between teams | Victoria 16-16-1-3 | Kelowna 20-12-2-2 |
| Victoria vs. Kelowna Last 5 Years record at Victoria | Victoria 7-8-1-2 | Kelowna 11-5-2-0 |
| Victoria vs. Kelowna Last 5 Years record at Kelowna | Victoria 9-8-0-1 | Kelowna 9-7-0-2 |
| Previous Meetings This Season | Victoria 3 @ Kelowna 7 (Feb 13 2015) Final Kelowna 5 @ Victoria 3 (Nov 19 2014) Final Kelowna 3 @ Victoria 4 (Nov 18 2014) Final OT Victoria 1 @ Kelowna 5 (Nov 5 2014) Final |
How the 2 teams match up
Kelowna
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Victoria
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| Team Record | 45-9-3-1 -- 94 points | 32-22-3-1 -- 68 points |
| Division Ranking | 1st B.C. | 2nd B.C. |
| Conference Ranking | 1st Western | 4th Western |
| League Ranking | 1st | 8th |
| Past 10 Games | 8-1-0-1 | 7-3-0-0 |
| Streak | 3-0-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Last Game | 11-4 W vs Kamloops (Feb 18 2015) Final | 4-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Feb 17 2015) Final |
| Home Record | 22-6-1-0 | 18-8-3-0 |
| Away Record | 23-3-2-1 | 14-14-0-1 |
| GF | 262 | 203 |
| GA | 145 | 179 |
| PP (Overall) | (74/283) 26.1 | (56/249) 22.5 |
| PP (Home) | (36/140) 25.7 | (31/118) 26.3 |
| PP (Away) | (38/143) 26.6 | (25/131) 19.1 |
| PK (Overall) | (48/242) 80.2 | (50/245) 79.6 |
| PK (Home) | (22/120) 81.7 | (19/116) 83.6 |
| PK (Away) | (26/122) 78.7 | (31/129) 76.0 |
| Leading Rookie | Dube (14-8-22) | Nagy (6-6-12) |
| Most PIM | Southam - 82 | Carroll - 108 |
| Team PIM/GM | 14.6/Game | 14.4/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Merkley (17-62-79) | Carroll (33-35-68) |
| Chartier (46-32-78) | Hicketts (9-46-55) | |
| Baillie (34-30-64) | Soy (24-30-54) | |
| Kirkland (21-30-51) | Chase (16-34-50) | |
| Bowey (14-35-49) | Brown (16-34-50) | |
| Last 5 Games | 11-4 W vs Kamloops (Feb 18 2015) Final | 4-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Feb 17 2015) Final |
| 6-0 W vs Moose Jaw (Feb 14 2015) Final | 6-3 W @ Seattle (Feb 15 2015) Final | |
| 7-3 W vs Victoria (Feb 13 2015) Final | 5-2 W @ Kamloops (Feb 14 2015) Final | |
| 2-1 L @ Seattle (Feb 10 2015) Final | 7-3 L @ Kelowna (Feb 13 2015) Final | |
| 5-2 W vs Prince George (Feb 9 2015) Final | 2-1 W vs Edmonton (Feb 9 2015) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 28-2-2-1 | 17-3-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 35-1-2-0 | 22-1-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 14-3-1-0 | 9-6-0-1 |
| Tied After 2nd | 6-1-1-1 | 6-3-2-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 3-4-0-0 | 6-13-3-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 4-7-0-0 | 4-18-1-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 30-6-0-1 | 19-7-1-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 13-3-3-0 | 12-13-2-1 |
| 1-Goal Games | 8-3-3-1 | 12-8-3-1 |
| 2-Goal Games | 13-3-0-0 | 5-6-0-0 |
| 3-Goal Games | 7-3-0-0 | 7-3-0-0 |
