Vipers Game Day – Vipers Look For Series Edge as Scene Switches to Kal Tire Place

Photo: Tami Quan Photography

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Game Time: 7:00 pm PDT

Location: Kal Tire Place

Radio: 107.5 Beach Radio

Webcast: Hockey TV 

Vernon Vipers

GM & Head Coach: Jason McKee

2022-23 Playoffs: GP 2, 1-1

Home:

Away: 1-1-0-0

GF: 8

GA: 8

Power Play: 3 for 11 – 27.3%

Penalty Kill: 4 of 8 – 50.0%

Top Scorer: Lee Parks (3-1-4)

*If necessary

Last Game: The Vipers evened up the best of seven series thanks to a 5-4 win over West Kelowna on Saturday night.  Lee Parks and Thomas Tien had two goals apiece and Connor Welsh had a tally of his own.  Ethan David made 24 saves on 28 shots for his first career playoff win.  The Vipers powerplay went 2 for 7, while the PK struggled killing off just 2 of 5 West K powerplays.

Tonight: The Vipers earned home ice advantage thanks to the win on Saturday.  The Vipers have been very good at home all season long.  Vernon is 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games.  The Vipers have done a nice job of spreading the offense around in the first two games of the series.  12 players have at least one point.

West Kelowna Warriors

GM & Head Coach: Simon Ferguson

2022-23 Playoffs: GP 2, 1-1

Home: 1-1

Away:

GF: 8

GA: 8

Power Play: 4 for 8 – 50.0%

Penalty Kill: 8 of 11 – 72.7%

Top Scorer: Christopher Duclair (2-3-5)

Last Game: The Warriors pushed hard late in regulation time and needed a few big saves by Cayden Hamming to keep Game 2 close.  Christopher Duclair remains red hot and had 3 points Saturday.  The Warriors powerplay has picked up right where it left off thanks to 3 powerplay goals.

Tonight: West Kelowna looks to rebound after the loss on Saturday.  Their PK has been solid through two games but tested too often.  They’ve taken 11 minor penalties in two games.  Three Warriors have done most of the damage in the series.  Duclair leads the way with 5 points, with Brennan Nelson and Isaiah Norlin each with four.