GAME PREVIEW: FLAMES (9-5) VS STEELERS (5-8-0-1)

Steelers Media

 

 

A visit from the back-to-back Stonehouse Cup Champions Ridge Meadows Flames (9-5) is up next for the Burnaby Steelers (5-8-0-1) in a Frontier Cup matchup on Sunday night. 

RIDGE MEADOWS FLAMES 

 

OVERVIEW

 

HEAD COACH: Brent Hughes

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Derek Bedard

 

RECORD: 9-5

 

AWAY RECORD: 4-2

 

LAST GAME: 6-2 loss vs Richmond on Friday

SHOTS: 54 RCH – 29 RM

SAVES: CANDUSSO 48/54

GOALS: WINGROVE (9), WINGROVE (10)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 54 GF / 42 GA (+12)

 

POWER PLAY: 15/78 (19.2%)

POWER PLAY (AWAY): 4/35 (11.4%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 10/61 (83.6%)

PENALTY KILL (AWAY): 6/27 (77.8%)

 

LEADING SCORERS– Max Wingrove (15GP – 10G – 9A – 19PTS) Erik Sollied (13GP – 7G – 7A- 14PTS) Joshua Bettesworth (13GP – 5G – 7A – 12PTS)

HEATING UP IN RED

 

After being acquired from the Mission City Outlaws, Max Wingrove made his presence felt early as a Flame with two goals in Friday’s loss to Richmond. The Maple Ridge native now has 19 points this season, 10 goals and nine assists. 

 

FLAMES NOTES

  • Ridge Meadows has the third-fewest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 193 PIM.
  • Ridge Meadows holds the fourth-best record in the PJHL at 9-5.

BURNABY STEELERS

 

OVERVIEW

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Aldo Bruno

 

HEAD COACH: Enio Sacilotto

 

RECORD: 5-8-0-1

 

HOME RECORD: 3-4-0-1

 

LAST GAME: 6-2 win at Coastal on Saturday

SHOTS: 41 BBY – 38 CT

SAVES: QUINTORO 36/38

GOAL(S): SIU (2), MCAULEY (4), CHIN (9), MCAULEY (5), MCAULEY (6), CHIN (10), 

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 44 GF/ 67 GA (-20)

 

POWER PLAY: 11/81 (13.6%)

POWER PLAY (HOME): 8/41 (19.5%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 20/57 (64.9%)

PENALTY KILL (HOME): 15/32 (53.1%)

 

LEADING SCORERS: Trevor Chin (13GP – 10G – 4A – 14PTS), Ritchie Riumin (13GP – 2G – 8A- 10PTS), Rowan Sandhu (13GP – 2G – 8A – 10PTS)

 

HAT TRICK ON THE COAST

Steelers forward Ryan McAuley shined in the Steelers’ 6-2 win over the Coastal Tsunami as he netted his first PJHL hat trick. McAuley now has seven points in six games and is on a four-game point streak. 

 

STEELERS NOTES

  • Burnaby has the second-fewest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 188 PIM.
  • Despite sitting at the bottom in power play percentage, Burnaby has scored at least once on the man advantage in their last four games.

 

GAME NOTES

  • This is the second meeting between Ridge Meadows and Burnaby this season.
  • Ridge Meadows took the first meeting 6-0 on September 12th 
  • This is a Frontier Cup matchup