Vernon, BC: The Vipers found won their second straight game and bumped a losing skid on the road on Wednesday night, they’ll look to keep the winning ways away from continuing as they head to Trail for a date with the Smoke Eaters tonight.
Record: 21-12-1-0
Goals For: 122
Goals Against: 90
Power Play: 28 for 122 – 23.0%
Penalty Kill: 90 of 111 – 81.1%
Leading Scorer: Owen Kim (11G, 25A)
Last Game: Isaac Tremblay scored his 16th of the season and Carson McGinley got the insurance marker with his first BCHL goal as the Vernon Vipers delivered a 2-0 shutout win over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Wednesday night at the Shaw Centre. The Vipers PK was perfect killing off 5 SA powerplays. Ethan David was also perfect with 39 saves for his third shutout of the season.
Trail Smoke Eaters
Record: 16-13-6-0
Goals For: 119
Goals Against: 131
Leading Scorer: Mathieu Cobetto-Roy (18G, 16A)
Last Game: The Smoke Eaters saw their three game win streak come to an end last night, 3-0 at the hands of the Victoria Grizzlies. Teagan Kendrick was under siege making 42 saves on 45 shots. Both teams PK’s were solid…Trail went 4 for 4 on their penalty kill.