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Rubber match in Virden

WAYWAYSEECAPPO WOLVERINES

Wolverines Regular Season Record:  30-16-2-1 Home: 13-10-0-1 PP: 26.8% (1st) PK: 74.8% (9th) Rank: 2nd in West Division, 3rd in MJHL

Head Coach: Taylor Harnett

Tonight’s Matchup: @ Virden 7:00pm: The Wolverines are a win away from securing home-ice advantage in the first round of the MJHL Playoffs. It is not official that the Wolverines and Oil Capitals will square off in that series, but a Wolverines win will give us where that Game 1 will be played.

Last Game: 5-2 Win vs. Virden: It was a nice bounce back win for the Wolverines who lost six of seven heading into the game. A big third period propelled them to victory, with Joey Moffatt scoring two goals in the third.

TOP 5 WOLVERINES SCORERS
Lonan Bulger  – 11G – 45A – 56 Points
Boston Bird – 19G – 34A – 53 Points
Andrew Boucher – 16G – 25A – 41 Points
Kolton Shindle  – 21G – 17A – 38 Points
Caleb Petrie – 16G – 16A – 32 Points

STATS LEADERS:
Goals (21) – Kolton Shindle |   Assists (45) – Lonan Bulger
Points (56) – Lonan Bulger  |   PIMS (121) – Leyton Smith
Wins (19) – Liam Tereposky  |   Shutouts (1) – Liam Tereposky
Save % (.910) – Brett Mirwald  |   Goals Against Average (2.85) – Brett Mirwald

VIRDEN OIL CAPITALS

Oil Capitals Regular Season Record:  25-20-4-0 Home: 14-9-0-0 PP: 22.6% (4th) PK: 73.3% (10th) Rank: 3rd in West Division, 6th in MJHL

Head Coach: Tyson Ramsey

Tonight’s Matchup: Vs. Waywayseecappo 7:00pm: The Oil Capitals know who their first round matchup will be now, and it’s the team they will face off against for the last time in the regular season tonight. Virden will need a miracle to secure home ice in that series, but it starts with a win (regulation win even better) over the Wolverines.

Last Game: 5-2  Loss @ Waywayseecappo: The Oil Capitals were able to tie the game at two different times but the third period was where the game got away from them, letting three goals past them.

TOP 5 OIL CAPITALS SCORERS
Braden Fischer  – 29G – 36A – 65 Points
Nathan Driver – 28G – 21A – 49 Points
Carson Buydens – 21G – 26A – 47 Points
Dylan Halliday  – 25G – 18A – 43 Points
Tyler Thoendel – 17G – 15A – 32 Points

STATS LEADERS:
Goals (29) – Braden Fischer  |   Assists (36) – Braden Fisher
Points (63) – Braden Fisher  |   PIMS (112) – Bray Rookes
Wins (9) – Bailey Monteith |   Shutouts (2) – Eric Reid
Save % (.903) – Bailey Monteith  |   Goals Against Average (3.18) – Eric Reid

SEASON SERIES:

September 17th – Wolverines win 5-2

September 18th – Wolverines win 5-1

September 24th – Wolverines win 7-2

September 25th – Oil Capitals win 7-4

February 15th – Oil Capitals win 10-3

March 3rd – Oil Capitals win 5-4 (SO)

March 4th – Wolverines win 5-2