Tonight in Southern Alberta the Prince George Cougars look to keep a number of streaks alive when they tackle the Hurricanes for the first time in 2016-17. A win tonight would extend the Cougars regulation unbeaten streak to six, their road unbeaten streak to eight and their overall winning streak to three. The Hurricanes though are a very talented team that are looking to snap a five game skid, and you can bet the lively crowd in Lethbridge is going to be a factor for sure.

LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES 

OVERVIEW:

Record: 5-6-1-1

Home Record: 4-2-1-0

Goals For/Goals Against: 42 GF/58 GA

Power Play: 23% (9th in WHL)

Penalty Kill: 70.7% (21st in WHL)

Leading Scorers: Ryley Lindgren (13GP – 7G – 9A – 16PTS), Brayden Burke (10GP – 3G – 13A – 16PTS), Jesse Zaharichuk (12GP – 6G – 7A – 13PTS)

WHO’S UP FRONT:

Brayden Burke: Led the WHL last season with 82 assists and finished third in league scoring with 109 points. Currently sits third on the team with 16 points in just 10 games.

Tyler Wong: Had 43 goals a season ago and now as a 20-year-old remains one of the premiere threats in this Lethbridge lineup. He has six goals and three assists for nine points in 10 games this season.

WHO’S ON D:

Brennan Menell: No stranger to the Cougars as he spent the first two seasons of his career with the Vancouver Giants. Last season he had seven goals and 46 assists for 53 points. So far with Lethbridge he has two goals, and four assists in 11 games.

WHO’S IN GOAL:

Stuart Skinner: Has had an up-and-down start to the season with a 5-6 record, a 4.09 goals-against-average and an .890 save percentage. Last season though the draft eligible goaltender had a 27-10-1-0 record with three shutouts and a .920 save percentage to compliment his 2.73 goals-against-average.

X-FACTOR:

Speed: This Hurricanes team is far better than their record would indicate. They are a very dangerous team in transition because their forwards are SO fast and can all finish. Once again the Cougars will have a giant target on their back as the Hurricanes look to snap out of their losing streak in front of their home crowd.

PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS

OVERVIEW:

Record: 12-2-1-0

Road Record: 7-0

Goals For/Goals Against: 56 GF/38 GA

Power Play: 24.2% (7th in WHL)

Penalty Kill: 89.4% (1st in WHL)

Leading Scorers: Brad Morrison (14GP – 7G – 12A – 19 PTS), Jesse Gabrielle (9GP – 6G – 8A – 14PTS), Jared Bethune (15GP – 5G – 8A – 13PTS)

WHO’S UP FRONT:

Jansen Harkins: The Winnipeg Jets prospect had two goals and an assist Wednesday in the Cougars win Wednesday in Cranbrook. For the season he now has three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in nine games.

Brad Morrison: Continues to put up points. After a goal and an assist Wednesday holds the team lead in scoring with seven goals and 19 points.

WHO’S ON D:

Sam Ruopp: Should log a ton of minutes again tonight as he goes up against the likes of Brayden Burke, Tyler Wong and Girgio Estephan. He had an assist on Wednesday in Cranbrook and now has a goal and five assists on the season.

WHO’S IN GOAL:

Ty Edmonds: After Nick McBride shined brightly Wednesday it’s Ty’s turn tonight. For the season he is 8-1-1-0 with a .920 save percentage and a 2.18 goals-against-average.

X-FACTOR:

Kody McDonald: The hometown product will be very excited to step onto the ice tonight in front of friends and family. Through 15 games McDonald has four goals and eight assists for 12 points. He’s had a great start to the year and he’ll no doubt be looking to make an impact in his return to Lethbridge tonight.