The Kootenay ICE will host Edmonton tonight in the 6th and final meeting of the season.
ICE lead the season series 5-0 with the last meeting last week in Edmonton where the ICE scored 4 3rd period goals in a come from behind 5-2 win.
Going back to last season the ICE have won 11 games in a row over Edmonton.
The ICE are coming off the 11-2 outdoor loss in Spokane on Saturday and have dropped to 3rd place in the East Conference.
The Oil Kings will be playing their 4th road game in 5 days and won 2 of the 3 games on the weekend. They're in 7th in the Conference.
Cody Eakin (hand) won't play but is expected to make his ICE debut on the weekend.
Joey Leach (ankle 6-8 weeks), Luke Paulsen (head day to day) and Steele Boomer (ankle 4-6 weeks) are injured and the ICE will be 2 players short of a complete lineup.
Leaders
ICE
Goals - 23 Max Reinhart
Assists - 26 Matt Fraser, Brayden McNabb
Points - 46 Max Reinhart, Matt Fraser
PM - 80 Matt Fraser
Defenseman - 35 Brayden McNabb
Rookie - 8 Adam Rossignol
+/- - +20 Max Reinhart
Oil Kings
Goals - 23 Dylan Wruck
Assists - 31 Michael St. Croix
Points - 52 Michael St. Croix
PM - 88 Adrian Van de Mosselaer
Defenseman - 20 Griffin Reinhart
Rookie - 20 Griffin Reinhart (28 Josh Lazowski injured for the season)
+/- - +23 Michael St. Croix
Head to Head
ICE
Max Reinhart 3-3-6
Matt Fraser 2-3-5
Drew Czerwonka 1-2-3
James Martin 1-2-3
Luke Paulsen 1-2-3
Joe Antilla 0-3-3
Nathan Lieuwen 4-0-0 1.71 .941%
Brett Teskey 1-0-0 0.00 1.000% 1 SO
Oil Kings
Dylan Wruck 2-3-5
Josh Lazowski 1-2-3
T.J. Foster 2-0-2
Jon Groenheyde 0-2-0 3.58 .887%
Laurent Brossoit 0-1 1.03 .971%
Streaks
Matt Fraser 3 games 2-6-8
Drew Czerwonka 3 games 1-4-5
Joe Antilla 2 games 2-0-2