TALE OF THE BAND: Brandon vs. Moose Jaw

Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Moose Jaw Warriors
7 p.m. at Westoba Place.
6:45 p.m. (Bounce 96.1): 7 p.m. (WHL Live)
(All stats before Friday’s games.)
WHEAT KINGS
Record: 33-25-3-2, 71 points.
Players to watch:
Nolan Ritchie (62gp, 31g, 38y, 69pts).
Chad Nychuk (59gp, 19g, 46a, 65pts).
Nate Danielson (49gp, 22g, 31y, 53pts).
Guardians:
Ethan Kruger (26-15-2-2, 3.16 gaa, .901 pct).
Carson Bjarnason (7-9-1-0, 4.05 gaa, .883 pct).
Key injuries: Ridly Greig, Marcus Kallionkieli.
Power play: 20.6% (14th in the Western League).
Penalty kill: 78.7% (12th in the Western League).
Total goals for/against: 205-225.
Last 10 matches: 5-5-0-0.
Head to head against Moose Jaw: 1-3-0-1.
WARRIORS
Record: 36-23-3-2, 77 points.
Players to watch:
Jagger Firkus (64gp, 35g, 44a, 79pts).
Ryder Korczak (64gp, 22g, 50y, 72pts).
Denton Mateychuk (61gp, 11g, 50y, 61pts).
Guardians:
Carl Tetachuk (28-14-3-2, 2.81 gay, .914 pct).
Jackson Unger (8-6-0-0, 3.42 gaa, .896 pct).
Key injuries: Daemon Hunt, Max Wanner.
Power play: 20.8% (13th in the Western League).
Sadness murder: 78.5% (15th in the WHL).
Total goals for/against: 236-204.
Last 10 matches: 6-4-0-0.
Head to head against Brandon: 4-1-0-0.
Moose Jaw has lit Brandon for 13 goals in the last two games between the clubs after scoring eight in the first three… Moose Jaw’s Brayden Yager has scored five times in the season series and Eric Alarie has scored four goals… Ridly Greig de Brandon, who remains out of the lineup, has six points against Moose Jaw, followed by Chad Nychuk (2g, 3a, 5g)