Raiders and Wheat Kings set to meet for second time
The Prince Albert Raiders earned a big bounceback win in their last action on Tuesday against the Regina Pats, and have been resting ever since. With four home games in a row looming, the longest stretch of home games so far this season, the Raiders will do battle Saturday night with the Brandon Wheat Kings.
The Wheat Kings are coming off a matchup with the Regina Pats as well, just last night where the Wheat Kings won 5-2, extending their winning streak to three games and their point streak to six. The Raiders and Wheat Kings have met once so far this season, a 4-1 win for Brandon in the Art Hauser Centre back in September.
The Raiders are slowly clawing their way out of the bottom of the Eastern Conference, currently sitting 8-12-2 on the season and five points behind the Calgary Hitmen for the final playoff spot. The Raiders have won three of their last four games, the lone exception being a poor effort at home against Swift Current.
As for the Wheat Kings, they’re last loss in regulation was a road game on October 12 in Lethbridge. Since then, they’ve won five of their next six games with the lone loss to Saskatoon in overtime breaking up the winning streak. The Wheat Kings sit fourth in the Eastern Conference at 9-4-1-1.