GAME PREVIEW: FLAMES (15-8) VS STEELERS (8-17-0-1)

Steelers Media

 

The Ridge Meadows Flames (15-8) head into the Burnaby Winter Club to face the Burnaby Steelers (8-17-0-1) for the fourth time this season.

 

RIDGE MEADOWS FLAMES 

 

OVERVIEW

 

HEAD COACH: Brent Hughes

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Derek Bedard

 

RECORD: 15-8

 

AWAY RECORD: 7-4

 

LAST GAME: 7-3 win vs Burnaby on Friday

SHOTS: 44 RM – 25 BBY

SAVES: NIEDERMEISER 22/25

GOALS: LAGRANGE (11), LAGRANGE (12), LAGRANGE (13), BLATZ (4), BETTESWORTH (9), BETTESWORTH (10), LAGRANGE (14)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 97 GF / 73 GA (+24)

 

POWER PLAY: 28/119 (23.5%)

POWER PLAY (AWAY): 11/56 (19.6%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 18/103 (82.5%)

PENALTY KILL (AWAY): 9/49 (81.6%)

 

LEADING SCORERS– Erik Sollied (22GP – 9G – 16A- 25PTS) Max Wingrove (23GP – 12G – 11A – 19PTS) Samuel Allen (23GP – 7G – 16A – 23PTS)

 

ZACK ATTACK

Flames forward Zack Lagrange scored four times and picked up an assist in the Flames’ 7-3 win over the Steelers on Friday night. The Pitt Meadows-native led the PJHL in points last season with 106 and has recorded at least a point in his last six games.

 

FLAMES NOTES

  • Ridge Meadows holds the fourth-best record in the PJHL at 15-8.

 

BURNABY STEELERS

 

OVERVIEW

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Aldo Bruno

 

HEAD COACH: Enio Sacilotto

 

RECORD: 8-17-0-1

 

HOME RECORD: 6-7-0-1

 

LAST GAME: 7-3 loss at Ridge Meadows on Friday

SHOTS: 44 RM – 25 BBY

SAVES: VALLEE 37/44

GOAL(S): AMIN (6), AMIN (7), AMIN (8)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 74 GF/ 127 GA (-53)

 

POWER PLAY: 17/129 (13.2%)

POWER PLAY (HOME): 12/62 (19.3%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 40/99 (60%)

PENALTY KILL (HOME): 26/60 (56.7%)

 

LEADING SCORERS: Trevor Chin (25GP – 16G – 9A – 25PTS), Ryan McAuley (18GP – 11G – 5A- 16PTS), Rolan Amin (16GP – 8G – 7A – 15PTS)

 

HAT TRICK IN THE ROUGH

Steelers forward Rolan Amin netted his second career PJHL hat-trick on Friday night in the 7-3 loss against the Flames. The Burnaby-native now sits third in Steelers scoring.

 

STEELERS NOTES

  • Burnaby has the second-fewest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 280 PIM.

 

GAME NOTES

  • This is the fourth meeting between Ridge Meadows and Burnaby this season.
  • Ridge Meadows leads the season series 3-0.