EVERETT (18-7-3-1)
Forward lines
Millar-Bauml-Nikolishin
Low-Laurencelle-Stadnyk
Mykitiuk-Fonteyne-Bajkov
Leedahl-Malenica-Wegleitner
Defensive pairings
MacDonald-Davis
Skrumeda-Juulsen
Cochrane-Wharrie
Goaltenders
Lotz
Hart
Scratches: Betker, Pfeifer, Aasman, Scherbak.
Notes: More health woes for Everett as leading scorer Nikita Scherbak sits this one out because of illness. However, the Tips welcome winger Dawson Leedahl (knee) back the the lineup for the first time since Oct. 18. Winger Graham Millar (illness) also returns from a one-game absence, so at least Everett fields a full lineup, which it couldn’t do in Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout victory at Tri-City. Defensemen Ben Betker (concussion) and Tristen Pfeifer (upper body) and winger Logan Aasman (upper body) remain out injured. Everett’s lines and defensive pairings all are forced to adjust accordingly.
PRINCE GEORGE (16-15-0-0)
Forward lines
Witala-Pochiro-Erricson
Macklin-Harkins-Morrison
Braid-Bethune-Mrkonjic
McAuley-McDonald-Babych
Defensive pairings
Bear-Collins
Carvalho-McNulty
Olson-Anderson
Goaltenders
Edmonds
Grant
Scratches: Ruopp, Soltes, Hopkins, Boyd.
Notes: Prince George is fully healthy, but the Cougars are without two players for other reasons. Winger David Soltes has joined up with Slovakia for the World Junior Hockey Championships, while defenseman Sam Ruopp serves the first game of a two-game suspension for a kneeing major penalty taken in Tuesday’s 4-3 home victory over Saskatoon. Former Everett winger Jari Erricson, who missed almost all of last season because of injury, is having a good overage season with 14 goals and 13 assists in 28 games.
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