DAUPHIN, MB - The Dauphin Kings begin their final lengthy road trip of the season tonight when they visit the Steinbach Pistons.
It's the start of another three game in three night road swing and the beginning of a four game trip for the Kings which will conclude next Friday in Neepawa. Both the Kings and Pistons are well rested with Dauphin last playing on Tuesday while Steinbach was on the ice last on Monday.
Game time tonight from the HyLife Centre in La Broquerie is 7:00pm!
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TONIGHT'S MATCH UP
KINGS (31-14-1-1) - 1st in West
The Kings will try to extend their lead atop the West Division tonight when they take on Steinbach, but it won't be easy going up against the East Division's second ranked club. Meanwhile, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard, who sit seven points behind the Kings for first in the West, are in Portage.
Dauphin has 11 games left in their campaign with seven coming on the road and four at home. The club will get a boost tonight as Naaman Hofer is slated to return to the Dauphin lineup after serving a two game suspension.
The Kings' Special Teams continue to move in the right direction as the post season begins to show itself on the horizon. Dauphin's Power Play enters tonight clicking at 24.1% while their Penalty Kill is at 82.5%.
Cayden Glover remains out with an upper body injury but still leads the Kings in points with 52. Hofer is second with 45.
PISTONS (36-10-2-1) - 2nd in East
The Steinbach Pistons are on the hunt for top spot in the MJHL. The Pistons have won seven straight coming into this evening's affair and are not far off Winkler for first overall.
Steinbach's home heavy schedule in the second half was manufactured that way in the summer with the club assuming they'd be in their new arena by now, but that's not the case. The Pistons are in the midst of a three game home stand at the HyLife Centre, but the schedule says they are slated to go to their new arena for their final two home games of the regular season in March.
The Pistons Special Teams are both inside the top three in the MJHL. Their Power Play is moving along at 25.7% while their Penalty Kill is at 83.9%.
Connor Paronuzzi (25G, 55A) leads both the MJHL and the Pistons in scoring with 80 points.