Top-5 ranked Tigers host Royals at Co-op Place to close homestand
The Medicine Hat Tigers wrap up a three-game homestand Friday against the Victoria Royals in a matchup of two teams ranked in the CHL's top five.
The Medicine Hat Tigers face the Victoria Royals tonight at Co-op Place in a showdown between two CHL top-five ranked clubs, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. MST. The game closes out a three-game homestand for the Tigers, who fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Edmonton Oil Kings the night before.
Edmonton netminder Parker Snell turned aside 37 shots in that loss. Medicine Hat's Ruck twins each recorded a pair of points, and Markus Ruck extended his point streak to four games.
Victoria opens a five-game Central Division road trip in Medicine Hat after being blanked 6-2 on home ice by the Brandon Wheat Kings on Sunday. Royals offseason additions Cam Schmidt and Savin Virk have combined for 11 points through their first few games, with Schmidt posting four points in two outings and Virk seven in four.
The two clubs met once last season, with the Royals edging the Tigers 5-4 in Victoria. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on WILD 94.5 FM.
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