GAME PREVIEW: TRAILBLAZERS (8-18-2-0) VS STEELERS (8-19-0-1)

Steelers Media

 

It’s the annual teddy bear toss in Steeltown as the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers (8-18-2-0) head to the Burnaby Winter Club to face the Burnaby Steelers (8-19-0-1)

 

PORT COQUITLAM TRAILBLAZERS

 

OVERVIEW

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Ryan Ross

 

HEAD COACH: Greg Ross

 

RECORD: 8-18-2-0

 

AWAY RECORD: 5-9-0-0

 

LAST GAME: 9-2 loss vs Langley on Friday

SHOTS: 50 LAN – 44 POCO

SAVES: MCVICKER 14/18 MUC 27/32

GOAL(S): BIROS (22), JACK (15)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 98 GF/ 151 GA (-53)

 

POWER PLAY: 31/151 (20.5%)

POWER PLAY (AWAY): 15/82 (18.3%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 33/121 (72.7%)

PENALTY KILL (AWAY): 19/67 (71.6%)

 

LEADING SCORERS: Markus Jack (28GP – 15G – 31A – 46PTS), Matthew Biros (27GP – 22G – 16A – 38PTS), Lucas Baxter (24GP – 10G – 16A – 26PTS)

 

TRAILBLAZERS NOTES

  • Port Coquitlam have the fourth highest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 550.

 

THE STREAK CONTINUES 

Trailblazers forward and captain Markus Jack scored his 15th goal of the season against Langley on Friday and extended his point streak to 11 games. The Port Coquitlam-native leads the Trailblazers in points with 46.

 

BURNABY STEELERS

 

OVERVIEW

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Aldo Bruno

 

HEAD COACH: Enio Sacilotto

 

RECORD: 8-19-0-1

 

HOME RECORD: 6-8-0-1

 

LAST GAME: 8-4 loss at Delta on Saturday

SHOTS: 47 DEL – 23 BBY

SAVES: VALLEE 11/16 QUINTORO 28/31

GOAL(S): RIUMIN (5), MCAULEY (12), MCAULEY (13), AMIN (9)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 78 GF/ 136 GA (-58)

 

POWER PLAY: 17/137 (12.4%)

POWER PLAY (HOME): 12/67 (17.9%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 41/110 (62.7%)

PENALTY KILL (HOME): 26/66 (60.1%)

 

LEADING SCORERS: Trevor Chin (27GP – 16G – 10A – 26PTS), Rolan Amin (18GP – 9G – 10A- 19PTS), Ryan McAuley (20GP – 13G – 5A – 18PTS)

 

THREE POINT NIGHT

Steelers forward Ryan McAuley found the back of the net twice and added an assist in Saturday’s 8-4 loss against Delta. The Abbotsford-native sits third in Steelers scoring and has four points in his last three games.

STEELERS NOTES

  • Burnaby has the least penalty minutes in the PJHL at 336 PIM.
  • Burnaby has lost its last eight straight games

 

GAME NOTES

  • This is the fourth meeting between Port Coquitlam and Burnaby this season.
  • Port Coquitlam took the last meeting at the Burnaby Winter Club 2-1 on November 23rd  .
  • These two teams will meet again on January 2nd at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre.