Raiders continue playoffs chase as they welcome Regina

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Looking at the standings, the Raiders are still the top team in the East Division and second in the Conference, just a point ahead of Brandon, with a record of 33-20-5-1 on the year. The Pats on the other hand are second last in both Division and Conference with a record of 15-37-5-2.

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Looking at goal scoring, the Raiders have potted 225 goals this year, good for an average of just over 3.8 goals per game, and 203 goals against for a differential of +21.

The Pats have scored 148 goals this season with 241 goals against, meaning they’ve allowed 93 more goals than they’ve scored. They’re averaging just barely over 2.5 goals per game.

On special teams, the Raiders powerplay went 3/8 in two games on the weekend, keeping them as the second ranked powerplay in the league at 28.6 per cent. On the penalty kill, the Raiders gave up four goals on 11 opportunities, but they finally climbed a spot in the standings to the 19th ranked penalty kill in the league at 73.3 per cent.

The Pats specials teams are two of the lowest ranked in the league. Their powerplay is third last in the league at 16.2 per cent, and their penalty kill is second last in the league at 72.9 per cent.

For scoring, the Raiders are lead by Tomas Mrsic who sits tenth in the league with 32G-51A-83P. Aiden Oiring sits second with 23G-51A-74P to tie him for 18th in league scoring, and Lukas Dragicevic is third in Raider scoring and tied for second amongst all league defencemen with 16G-50A-66P.

As for scoring streaks, the Raiders are lead by Riley Boychuk who’s got 1G-2A in his last three games. Also with points in the last two games are Dragicevic (2G-1A), Mrsic (0G-3A), Brayden Dube (1G-1A), Niall Crocker (0G-2A), and Ty Meunier (0G-1A).

For the Pats, the two players they acquired from Everett Silvertips lead their scoring with Julien Maze at 10G-28A-38P and Caden Brown at 16G-15A-31P. In third is former Prince George Cougars defencman Ephram McNutt with 4G-21A-25P.

The Pats don’t have a single active point streak after only scoring one goal in their last three games.

As for the goaltending battle, Max Hildebrand still sits at the top of the save percentage standings with a 0.917 to his name and a record of 28-13-5-1 on the year, along with three shutouts including the most recent win over Regina. Dimitri Fortin has been backing up, he’s sitting at 0.886 for save percentage and 6-7-0-1 on the season.

As for the Pats, Kelton Pyne has lead the way with a 12-19-4-2 record and a 0.888 save percentage. Ewan Huet was in net against the Raiders during the last matchup, his record sits at 3-16-1-0 on the year with a 0.883 save percentage.

The Raiders drop the puck against the Regina Pats at 7:00pm on the Tuesday at the Art Hauser Centre. The pregame show starts at 6:30pm on Brandt Raider Radio on 900 CKBI.

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nick.nielsen@pattisonmedia.com