By Mitch Bach

Tigers host last-place Raiders

Feb 8, 2017 | 11:58 AM

MEDICINE HAT — On paper, the Medicine Hat Tigers are better than their Wednesday night opponents. 

Medicine Hat has won six of their last seven games, scoring a combined 40 goals in that time. Finding the twine has been the club’s strong suit all season, as they sit second in the WHL with 264 goals.

That’s far from what the Prince Albert Raiders have mustered this season. The northern Saskatchewan squad sits in last place in the WHL, and have scored the fewest goals as well.

But despite their performance, they appear to have found their groove lately. The Raiders have won five of their last eight games, including victories over the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Swift Current Broncos, who are second and fith place, respectively, in the Eastern Conference.

The Raiders are also unbeaten in four straight road games, and have collected points in five of the last seven away from home.

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For the Tigers, much of their strong play as of late comes from Mason Shaw and Matt Bradley. 

Shaw has the longest active point streak in the WHL at 14-games. The last time the draft-eligible prospect was held off the score sheet was January 3rd.

Matt Bradley is right behind his line-mate with a 13-game point streak. He’s coming off a four-point performance in Tri-City on Saturday, leading his team to a 6-5 win to wrap up a three-game road trip.

Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night at the Canalta Centre. Bob Ridley takes the mic for full play-by-play on CHAT 94.5 FM, beginning with the pre-game show at 6:30 p.m.

Tigers in Top 10

A strong showing on a recent road trip has allowed the Tigers to claw their way back into the CHL’s Top 10 rankings.

The weekly rankings released Wednesday show the Tigers sitting at number 10 in the national rankings. It is the first time the team has shown up in the rankings since November 30, when they were ranked fifth.

The Regina Pats continue to sit at the top of the CHL rankings.