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A statistical breakdown and preview of the Eastern Conference finals, to begin this weekend in Calgary...  
 
Calgary Hitmen  
Playoff leading scorers:  
Joel Broda (6G, 6A)  
Brandon Kozun (6G, 6A)  
Kyle Bortis (1G, 10)  
Bostjan Golicic (0G, 8A)  
Kris Foucault (7G, 0A)  
 
Regular season leading scorers:  
Brandon Kozun (40G, 68A)  
Brett Sonne (48G, 52A)  
Joel Broda (53G, 34A)  
Kyle Bortis (24G, 60A)  
Paul Postma (23G, 61A)  
 
Season series leading scorers:  
Kyle Bortis (1G, 4A)  
Brandon Kozun (3G, 2A)  
Bostjan Golicic (3G, 1A)  
Carson MacMillan (0G, 4A)  
Kris Foucault (2G, 1A)  
 
Brandon Wheat Kings  
Playoff leading scorers:  
Brayden Schenn (6G, 9A)  
Scott Glennie (3G, 12A)  
Matt Calvert (7G, 5A)  
Jay Fehr (0G, 12A)  
Andrew Clark (7G, 4A)  
 
Regular season leading scorers:  
Brayden Schenn (32G, 56A)  
Jay Fehr (32G, 52A)  
Andrew Clark (40G, 38A)  
Matt Lowry (13G, 64A)  
Scott Glennie (28G, 42A)  
 
Season series leading scorers:  
Brayden Schenn (4G, 1A)  
Matt Calvert (0G, 4A)  
Colby Robak (0G, 4A)  
Scott Glennie (0G, 4A)  
Matt Lowry/Andrew Clark (2G, 1A)  
 
Season series  
Calgary 2 @ Brandon 1 (November 14)  
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1005486  
 
Brandon 1 @ Calgary 4 (November 30)  
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1005559  
 
Brandon 7 @ Calgary 6 (OT, January 31)  
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1005816  
 
Calgary 4 @ Brandon 2 (February 13)  
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1005873  
 
Season series notes  
- Andrew Hayes started all four games for Brandon, going 1-3-0-0 with a 4.02 average and 0.857 save pct.  
Martin Jones was 3-0-1-0 for Calgary with a 2.75 average, .903 save pct.  
- Shots on goal over the four game season series were nearly identical, with Calgary holding a 114-112 advantage.  
- Calgary outscored the Wheat Kings 6-2 in third periods (normally Brandon's best period).. much thanks to their January almost-comeback in which they scored three in that period.  
- Hitmen scored four powerplay goals in just 14 chances, Brandon was 3-16.  
- Brayden Schenn had four of Brandon's 11 goals.  
 
Series Schedule  
(All Times CDT)  
Friday, April 17 - Brandon at Calgary, 8:00 p.m.  
Sunday, April 19 - Brandon at Calgary, 3:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, April 21 - Calgary at Brandon, 7:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, April 22 - Calgary at Brandon, 7:00 p.m.  
*Friday, April 24 - Brandon at Calgary, 8:00 p.m.  
*Sunday, April 26 - Calgary at Brandon, 6:00 p.m.  
*Tuesday, April 28 - Brandon at Calgary, 8:00 p.m.  
 
Wheat Kings' keys to the series  
- Goaltending. Andrew Hayes has been for the most part very good in the playoffs. The Hitmen will no doubt find their way to the net a lot more than the Ice or Tigers, putting the ball in Hayes' court to up his game yet another notch.  
- Special teams (didn't see that one coming! ). Although it's only 10-43 in the playoffs, Calgary's powerplay was a ridiculous 30.2% during the regular season (Wheat Kings: 23.9%).  
- Winning at least one and hopefully two in Calgary. Brandon was actually slightly better on the road than at home this year. They had the good fortune of already playing and winning in front of a 10,000+ crowd in Calgary earlier this year.  
- Continue to get balanced scoring. Out of their 26 goals against Medicine Hat, 14 came from players outside of their top six forwards including six from the third line and six from defencemen.  
 
Would be great to hear others' thoughts on how each of the above will work out, and how the series it self may play out!