NWJHL Playoffs Preview – Grande Prairie vs North Peace

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The NWJHL’s playoffs will get underway tonight with the North Peace Navigators facing the Grande Prairie Kings in their first round match-up.

The Kings are the #3 seed with a 19-19-2 record for 38 points in the regular season. The Navs are the #6 seed with a 11-26-3 record for 25 points.

Series Schedule
Game 1 – February 14 at Grande Prairie
Game 2 – February 16 at North Peace
Game 3 – February 18 at Grande Prairie
Game 4 – February 19 at North Peace (if necessary)
Game 5 – February 21 at Grande Prairie (if necessary)

Regular Season Head-To-Head
September 24 – Navs 1-0
October 23 – Kings 5-2
October 30 – Kings 7-2
November 12 – Kings 5-2
November 20 – Kings 4-3
January 8 – Kings 6-2
February 2 – Kings 6-5 OT
February 4 – Kings 8-6

Leading Scorers – Kings
Jeremy Niven – 9G, 28A, 37PTS
Alex Beardmore – 15G, 20A, 35PTS
Tanner Davy – 8G, 24A, 32PTS
Jaydon Gordey – 16G, 15A, 31PTS
Adam Morrow – 12G, 18A, 30PTS

Leading Scorers – Navs
Robert Lemay – 16G, 27A, 43PTS
Cory Isaac – 19G, 20A, 39PTS
Connor Bak – 21G, 9A, 30PTS
Jonathan Noskey – 9G, 18A, 27PTS
Phoenix Dumas – 9G, 17A, 26PTS

Starting Goaltenders
Kings – Owen Taylor – 19GP, 8-8 record, 0 shutouts, 3.53GAA, .888Save%
Navs – Christopher Key – 25GP, 1-17 record, 1 shutout, 4.32GAA, .890Save%

Special Teams
Power Play
Kings – 18.5% (2nd)
Navs – 16.4% (3rd)

Penalty Kill
Kings – 82.2% (4th)
Navs – 81% (5th)

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