EXPRESS VS. CLIPPERS PRIMER

Game preview for October 9, 2009 @ Nanaimo.

Records:

Burnaby: 5-2-0-2 - 12 points - 4th in Coastal Conference
Nanaimo: 2-5-0-3 - 7 points - 8th in Coastal Conference

Burnaby road record: 3-2-0-1
Nanaimo home record: 0-3-0-2

- 2nd meeting of the season between the two teams. Express won the first meeting of the season 3-2 Sept. 27 @ Burnaby.

- Express winless in their last 3 games (o-2-0-1) on road last weekend in Salmon Arm, Trail and Vernon.

- First game of 3 game road trip for Burnaby. In Nanaimo Friday, Victoria Saturday, Powell River Sunday afternoon.

- Clippers lost last 4 games. Shutout in last 2 outings. 3-0 Saturday @ Alberni Valley, 1-0 Sunday vs. Powell River. Shutout streak of 1:53:59

- 4 of 5 Clipper home games decided by one goal. Two of those games have gone to overtime.

- Prior to losing 1-0 Sunday at home vs. Powell River, Nanaimo scored at least 4 goals in each of their first 4 home games.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

BBY PP – 9/39 – 23.08% 5th in BCHL
NAN PK – 74.6% 13th in BCHL

NAN PP – 9/63 – 14.29% 15th in BCHL
BBY PK – 78.57% 10th in BCHL

OVERTIME RECORDS
BBY 0-2-0
NAN 1-3-0

PLAYER STREAKS
Rich Manley – 9 game point streak to start season – 7G, 7A, 14PTS
Luke Challier – Accumulated all his points during current 5 game point streak – 3G, 3A,PTS
Garrick Perry & Jon Puskar – Goalless in their last 4 games.

MILESTONES
Jimmy Geerin plays 100th career BCHL game Friday vs. Nanaimo.