The Victoria Royals will try to shake off a four game losing streak when they face the Lethbridge Hurricanes Wednesday night at the Enmax Centre in Southern Alberta.

Tonight is the fifth game of a season-high seven straight on the road for the Royals. Victoria hopes to salvage a good finish to the trip, with losses to Vancouver, Kamloops and a pair against Portland. The Royals go into their first of two head-to-head clashes with the Hurricanes this season with a record of 9-8-0-0, which has moved the club into sixth in the Western Conference standings. The Royals sit third in the BC division behind Kamloops and Kelowna.

Steven Hodges, who missed eight games because of injury between September 30 and October 13, will take a four game point streak into action Wednesday. Hodges, who has three goals and eight points on the season, has picked up a point in five of the six games he has played since he returned to the Royals’ line-up. Brandon Magee, who has produced eight goals and 12 points this season, is currently on a three game point streak, while Jamie Crooks has scored a goal in three of the Royals’ last four games. Alex Gogolev continues to lead the Royals with 20 points in 17 games played this season.

To end their slump, the Royals will have to do it against a Hurricanes’ team that has picked up the pace since they started the campaign with a 2-5-0-0 mark. The Hurricanes have won their last two contests and six of their last eight to improve their record to 10-7-1-1 on the year. The Hurricanes currently sit fourth in the Eastern Conference and look to return to the post-season for the first time since 2009. The ‘Canes are led offensively by 18-year-old Russell Maxwell, who has a team-high 12 goals and 20 points in 19 games this season. The Hurricanes bolstered their goaltending shortly after their season ended last March, as they acquired 20-year-old Ty Rimmer from the Tri-City Americans. Rimmer was the Western Conference’s nominee for the WHL’s top goaltender in 2011-12.

The Royals and Hurricanes met twice last season and Victoria took three of four points, with a win at home on December 9, followed by a 5-4 overtime loss a week later in Lethbridge. The Royals and Hurricanes will meet again February 27 in Victoria. The long road trip for Victoria ends with games in Calgary Friday and Medicine Hat Saturday. The Everett Silvertips will provide the opposition on November 16 when the Royals play their first home game since their 4-3 overtime victory over Brandon on October 23.

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