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| The Raiders are in a final sprint for first in the Eastern Conference. |
The Prince Albert Raiders sit in an exciting place having locked up first in the East Division with a 45-8-5-1 mark entering play Tuesday. They lead the Medicine Hat Tigers (42-9-5-3) by four points for top spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Tigers lead the Edmonton Oil Kings (39-16-3-2) by nine points for first in the Central Division. Medicine Hat should take the Central Division title. The Tigers would need to lose seven of their last nine games in regulation to give the Oil Kings a chance at first in the Central Division.
Edmonton is pretty much out of the loop as far as the race goes for first in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders just need to win two more games to eliminate Edmonton from having a shot at first in the conference.
That means the Raiders and the Tigers will engage in a nine game sprint to see who takes top spot in the conference. Prince Albert with a four point lead in the standings and could go out and win just five of nine games to put Medicine Hat in a bind for getting top spot. In that scenario, the Tigers would need to win seven of their last nine games and get a point from an extra time loss to overtake the Raiders.
This column of mine appeared in the Prince Albert Daily Herald. To read the full article, feel free to click right here.
