Vernon (25-15-4-5) @ Langley (30-12-2-5) 7:15pm
Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Vipers & Rivermen. Langley won the season series last year 2-0. You can listen to tonight's game live with Graham Turnbull starting with the pre-game show starting at 7pm on 107.5 Kiss FM
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 10-5-1-3 vs. Langley
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 4-3-1-2 in Langley
Langley has won five straight over Vernon
Vernon's last win in Langley was a 6-2 victory back on Saturday, November 21st 2009
Langley's last win at home over Vernon was a 2-1 overtime win on Saturday, October 20th 2012
Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The Vernon Vipers will finish the second game of a two game road make their first and only visit of the regular season to the Langley Events Centre. The Vipers have lost three straight in Langley. Vernon's last win in Langley was a 6-2 victory back on November 21st 2009. The Vipers are coming off a 6-2 victory in West Kelowna Saturday night have won two straight and have two wins in their last five games. Vernon is 4-4-1-1 in their last ten games sit in 3rd place five points back of 2nd place West Kelowna and are three points up on 4th place Salmon Arm and four points up on 5th place Merritt.
Brett Mulcahy (27-14-41) leads the Vipers in goals with twenty seven while Michael Mcnicholas (21-40-61) leads the Vipers in points with sixty one.
Games Played: 49
Wins: 25
Losses: 15
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 5
Home Record: 14-5-3-3
Road Record: 11-10-1-2
Overtime Record: 3-5-4
Record vs Interior Division: 11-10-1-4
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 12-5-2-1
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: 1-0-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 21-5-3-3
When the opponents score first: 4-9-1-2
Leading after 1st Period: 15-3-2-3
Tied after 1st Period: 7-6-1-1
Trailing after 1st Period: 2-5-1-1
Leading after 2nd Period: 17-2-2-1
Tied after 2nd Period: 4-5-2-4
Trailing after 2nd Period: 4-7-0-0
Out shooting Opponents: 13-4-2-1
Out shot by Opponents: 12-8-2-2
One goal games: 8-1-2-5
Goals For: 159
Goals Against: 146
Streak: Two game winning streak
Standings: 3rd Place Interior Division
Lets take a look at the Langley Rivermen:
The Langley Rivermen are playing their first game in the Month of February after not playing since the end of January. The Rivermen havnt played in twelve days are coming off a 2-1 win in Victoria on January 26th. Langley has won five straight over Vernon going back to the 2009 season. Tonight is the first game of a home and home series between the Vipers & Rivermen. The Rivermen sit 1st in the Mainland Division are 2nd place overall just two points back of League leading Powell River. Langley is six points up on 2nd place Prince George. Langley is unbeaten in their last three games have atleast a point in their last ten games are 8-0-1-1 in their last ten games. The Rivermen have lost just five regulation games at home all season have won five in a row at the Langley Events Centre.
Mitch McLain (21-32-53) & Matt Ustaski (21-17-38) both lead the Rivermen in goals with twenty one while Mitch McLain (21-32-53) leads the team in points with fifty three.
Games Played: 49
Wins: 30
Losses: 12
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 5
Home Record: 16-5-1-3
Road Record: 14-7-1-2
Overtime Record: 9-5-2
Record vs Interior Division: 7-3-1-0
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 23-9-1-4
Record in September: 4-3-0-1
Record in October: 8-2-1-0
Record in November: 6-5-0-1
Record in December: 4-2-0-2
Record in January: 8-0-1-1
Goals For: 166
Goals Against: 133
Streak: One game winning streak
Standings: 1st Place Mainland Division
The Vipers next home game is Saturday night 7pm vs the Langley Rivermen
Tickets go on sale at the Vipers office at 4pm For more information please call the Vipers office at 250-542-6022
