
Raiders start three game road swing in Alberta with Calgary matchup
With a nine-game point streak to their name right now, the Prince Albert Raiders are one of the hottest teams in the WHL with eight wins and a shootout loss in their last nine games. That record will get put to the test this week with three games against some of the best in the WHL, and it starts Wednesday night against the Calgary Hitmen.
This will be the third time the Raiders and Hitmen have faced off this year. The Raiders won the first meeting in December 4-3, but the Hitmen won the second 8-5 going into the Christmas break. Both times, the home team won.
The last two games for the Raiders have been identical scores, 5-2 wins over both the Wenatchee Wild and the Regina Pats at home. Before that, the Raiders had a three games in three nights stretch where they won games against Saskatoon and lost one in a shootout to Regina. The Raiders sit at the top of the East Division with 58 points, ahead of Saskatoon by two.
The Hitmen sit four points back of the Medicine Hat Tigers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Their most recent game on Sunday saw the Hitmen lose 4-3 to Lethbridge at home. That broke up a six game winning streak for the Hitmen.