Vernon (14-18-0-2) @ Langley (18-12-0-0) 6pm
Tonight is the first of two regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Langley Rivermen. The Vipers & Rivermen split the season series 1-1 last year.
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 11-7-1-4 vs. Langley
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 5-3-1-3 in Langley
Vernon’s last win in Langley was a 4-0 victory back on Saturday, November 22nd 2014
Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The Vernon Vipers make their first and only regular season visit to the Langley Events Centre. Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 5-3-1-3 in Langley. The Vipers went 1-1 vs Langley last season, losing at home in September before winning 4-0 in Langley in late November. The Vipers are coming off a 5-2 loss to the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks Wednesday have just five games remaining before the Christmas break. The Vipers will play three of those five games at home have lost five straight on the road and seven of their last nine games away from home. Vernon has just one win in their last seven games are 3-6-0-1 in their last ten. The Vipers sit 4th in the Interior Division are just two points up on Trail and six points back of West Kelowna.
Colton McCarthy (15-5-20) leads the the team in goals with fifteen, while Odeen Tufto (12-20-32) leads the team in points with thirty two.
Lets take a look at the Langley Rivermen:
The Langley Rivermen have won eight of their last nine games over the Vipers are coming off a 5-3 win in Salmon Arm Saturday. The Rivermen have six games left before the holidays have played five of their last six games at home. Langley has won four of their last five games at home. The Rivermen have won back to back games and four of their last five are 3rd in the Mainland Division are five points up on Coquitlam and seven points back of Wenatchee.
Justin Gregona (19-15-34) lead the Rivermen in goals with nineteen, while Matthew Graham (15-21-36) leads the team in points with thirty six
