On the road again.
The 12-2 Trail Smoke Eaters play their 11th game of the season away from Cominco Arena tonight in Okotoks against the Oilers.
The Smokies rebounded from a 4-1 setback to Salmon Arm, which ended a five game winning streak, with a 5-2 clipping of Cranbrook.
Christian Kim led the attack with a goal and two assists.
The late second period snipe by the 20-year-old Californian snapped a seven game goalless drought and he is now just two points shy of 100 as a Smoke Eater.
Cash Carter, and Cade De St. Hubert had a goal and an assist each. De St. Hubert now has points in six straight games.
It was a super successful night for Carter, De St. Hubert and Kim in their first game together as a line.
Louis Jonerheim opened the scoring and assisted on Otto Hanson’s power play goal.
Jonerheim is tied with Carter atop the team’s points parade with 14. Both have five goals. Dylan Lariviere, who is one point back, leads the team with seven goals, while Kim also has 13 points.
Goalie Brady Smith picked up the win in his Smoke Eaters debut, making 16 of his 22 saves during a thrilling third period performance.
The 5-7-0-1 Oilers are hoping to bounce back from a stretch that has seen them fall in six of their last seven games. The 6-2 home ice loss to Blackfalds was their third in a row.
Hunter Sawka has a team leading 14 points for the Oilers and shares the goal scoring lead with Michael Mikan and former Smokie, Josh Weibe who have five each.
The Smokies head into the game tied with West Kelowna atop the Interior West Division and knotted with the Warriors and Blackfalds for first place in the BCHL’s overall standings.
Opening face-off at Viking Rentals Centre is scheduled for 6:05 Pacific time, with all the action on Mixlr and FloHockey.
The next Smoke Eaters home games November 21 & 22. Good seats are still available at Tickets.TrailSmokeEaters.com.
