Vernon (30-16-4-6) @ Trail (9-40-2-4) 7:30pm
Tonight is the eighth and final regular season meeting between the Vipers and Smoke Eaters. The Vipers won the last meeting between these two teams 7-3 in Trail on February 12th 2014. Vernon leads the season series 6-1. You can listen to tonight's game live with Graham Turnbull starting with the pre-game show at 7:15pm on 107.5 Kiss FM
Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 58-15-1-3 vs. Trail
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 22-8-1-1 in Trail
The Vipers are 8-2-0-0 in their last ten games In Trail
The Vipers are 7-2-0-1 in their last ten games vs. Trail
Vernon's last win in Trail was a 7-3 victory on FriWednesday, February 12th 2014
Trail's last win at home vs Vernon was a 4-1 win on Friday, January 3rd 2014
Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The Vernon Vipers will finish the regular season with a two game road trip starting tonight in Trail make their fourth and final visit of the regular season to the Cominco Arena. The Vipers have won five straight are coming off a 4-3 victory over the visiting Penticton Vees Saturday night. Vernon sits in 3rd place four points back of West Kelowna & Penticton who are tied for top spots in the Division and are seven points up on 4th place Merritt. The Vipers are 7-1-1-1 in their last ten games have lost just twice in the month of February. The Vipers come into tonight's matchup with a 6-1 record vs Trail this season. These same two teams met just two weeks ago in Trail where the Vipers come away with a 7-3 victory.
Brett Mulcahy (29-15-44) leads the Vipers in goals with twenty nine while Michael McNicholas (22-45-67) leads the Vipers in points with sixty seven.
Games Played: 56
Wins: 30
Losses: 16
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 6
Home Record: 17-6-3-3
Road Record: 13-10-1-3
Overtime Record: 5-6-4
Record vs Interior Division: 16-10-1-4
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 12-6-2-2
Record in September: 3-3-1-2
Record in October: 6-3-0-1
Record in November: 6-1-2-1
Record in December: 5-3-0-0
Record in January: 4-5-1-1
Record in February: 6-1-0-1
When the Vipers score first: 23-5-3-3
When the opponents score first: 7-10-1-3
Leading after 1st Period: 17-3-2-3
Tied after 1st Period: 7-6-1-1
Trailing after 1st Period: 5-6-1-2
Leading after 2nd Period: 19-2-2-1
Tied after 2nd Period: 6-5-2-4
Trailing after 2nd Period: 5-8-0-1
Out shooting Opponents: 15-5-2-1
Out shot by Opponents: 15-8-2-3
One goal games: 12-1-2-6
Goals For: 181
Goals Against: 164
Streak: Five game winning streak
Standings: 3rd Place Interior Division
Lets take a look at the Trail Smoke Eaters:
The Trail Smoke Eaters return home after a two game road trip wich saw them lose in Penticton & West Kelowna over the weekend. Trail is coming off a 5-2 loss in West Kelowna Saturday has lost twelve straight. The Smoke Eaters last victory was on January 17th in Surrey. Trail will finish the regular season with two of their final three games on home ice. The Smokies sit last place in the league with just nine wins and have scored the least amount of goals with 138. Trail has given up the leagues second highest goals with 255. The Smoke Eaters last win at home was January 3rd after a 4-1 win over Vernon.
Bryan Basilico (14-13-27) leads the team in goals with fourteen while Jesse Knowler (7-23-30) leads the team in points with thirty.
Trail Smoke Eaters 2013-14 Regular Season Stats:
Games Played: 55
Wins: 9
Losses: 40
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 5-18-2-2
Road Record: 4-22-0-2
Overtime Record: 1-4-2
Record in September: 4-4-1-0
Record in October: 0-10-1-0
Record in November: 2-6-1-0
Record in December: 0-9-0-1
Record in January: 2-6-0-1
Record in February: 0-5-0-1
Record vs Interior Division: 4-26-1-0
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 5-13-1-3
Goals For: 138
Goals Against: 255
Streak: Twelve game losing streak
Standings: 6th Place Interior Division
The Vipers next game is the final game of the regular season, Saturday March 1st In Merritt
BCHL Playoffs begin March 4th
