GAME PREVIEW: FLAMES (24-12) VS STEELERS (11-23-0-3)

Steelers Media 

 

Queen’s Park Arena in New Westminster is the venue for this Saturday night clash as the Ridge Meadows Flames (24-12) visit the Burnaby Steelers (11-23-0-3) on Kyle Turris Induction Night.

 

Tickets for the game can be found here:

https://www.showpass.com/burnaby-steelers-2025-2026-regular-season/

 

RIDGE MEADOWS FLAMES 

 

OVERVIEW

 

HEAD COACH: Brent Hughes

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Derek Bedard

 

RECORD: 24-12

 

AWAY RECORD: 12-6

 

LAST GAME: 4-2 win vs Coastal on Friday

SHOTS: 53 RM – 28 CT

SAVES: CANDUSO 26/28

GOALS: POWER SMITH (15), MUC (9), WINGROVE (15), BIROS (27)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 145 GF / 113 GA (+32)

 

POWER PLAY: 50/192 (26%)

POWER PLAY (AWAY): 20/94 (21.3%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 30/165 (81.8%)

PENALTY KILL (AWAY): 15/80 (81.2%)

 

LEADING SCORERS– Matthew Biros (35GP- 27G – 25A – 52PTS), Manny Sandhu (31GP – 10G – 34A – 44PTS) Samuel Allen (35GP – 15G – 20A – 35PTS)

 

HOT START 

Flames forward Matthew Biros was acquired from the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers on January 9th and has already made noise in red as he has points in his first four games as a Flame with a total of six points across this four-game stretch.

 

FLAMES NOTES

  • Ridge Meadows have won four games in a row.
  • Ridge Meadows have had the third-most powerplay opportunities in the PJHL with 192.
  • Ridge Meadows have scored the most power play goals in the PJHL with 50.
  • Ridge Meadows have scored nine times shorthanded, tied for second in most goals shorthanded.

 

BURNABY STEELERS

 

OVERVIEW

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Aldo Bruno

 

HEAD COACH: Enio Sacilotto

 

RECORD: 11-23-0-3

 

HOME RECORD: 8-9-0-2

 

LAST GAME: 7-2 loss vs Richmond on Thursday

SHOTS: 58 RCH – 21 BBY

SAVES: QUINTORO 36/42, READ 15/16

GOAL(S): MUKAI (2), MANTLE (1)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 106 GF/ 169 GA (-63)

 

POWER PLAY: 26/181 (14.3%)

POWER PLAY (HOME): 17/90 (18.9%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 50/152 (67.1%)

PENALTY KILL (HOME): 30/86 (65.1%)

 

LEADING SCORERS: Trevor Chin (35GP – 19G – 12A – 31PTS), Landen Mailhot (32GP – 4G – 16A – 20PTS), Rowan Sandhu (36GP – 5G – 13A – 18PTS)

 

STEELTOWN’S NEWEST NETMINDER

Steelers goalie Oliver Read made his season debut last Sunday vs Tsunami stopping 31 of 34 shots in the eventual shootout loss and earlier this week officially signed with the Steelers. The Vancouver-native also made a relief appearance on Thursday night vs the Sockeyes stopping 15 of 16 shots faced.

 

STEELERS NOTES

  • Burnaby has the second-fewest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 432 PIM.