The Sarnia Sting will be out to snap a two-game losing streak tonight when they host the Kitchener Rangers at the RBC Centre.
 

Game time for the Ontario Hockey League contest is 7:35 p.m.
 

This will be Kitchener’s first visit to Sarnia this season although the two teams have already played twice in Kitchener. Sarnia won the first game 4-3 in a shootout while Kitchener took the second game 4-1.
 

After missing the playoffs last season, the Rangers are off to a great start this year. They sit in third place in the Western Conference with an impressive 22-8-1-2 record. They are coming off a win at Windsor Sunday where they snapped the Spitfires 23-game winning streak.
 

“Kitchener has good depth up front. They are a fast, skilled team,”` says Sting defenceman Brent Sullivan. “They also have a good power play so our penalty-killing needs to be working.”
 

Sullivan added, “We need to come out and dictate the pace of the game. Kitchener is a team who likes to come out strong early in the game and get the lead.”
 

Sarnia is coming off a pair of close games where they lost 4-2 (open net goal) at Sault Ste. Marie and 3-2 at home to Erie the night before.
 

“We need to play a full 60 minutes of hockey,” says Sullivan. “We also need to generate offence off our forecheck and get more shots on net.”
 

Scoring goals has been a problem of late for the Sting. They are averaging just two goals a game over their last four games. For the season, Sarnia is tied for 19^th in the league with just 93 goals, an average of 2.6 per game.

Compare that to Kitchener who is averaging just over four goals a game.
 

The Sting could have a full lineup for tonight as Miroslav Preisinger is listed as probable. He missed the past two games with a bruised hand.
 

Tonight marks the first of three games in three nights for the Sting prior to the Christmas break. They play in Mississauga Friday night and host the Brampton Battalion on Saturday night. Their next game after that is Dec. 29^th at home against Plymouth.
 

Overager Chris MacKinnon leads the Rangers in scoring with 20 goals and 29 assists for 49 points. Jeremy is second with 44 points on 21 goals and 23 assists, Jeff Skinner, who is projected to be a first round pick in the 2010 NHL draft, has 25 goals and 18 assists for 43 points while Matt Tipoff, acquired in a trade with Belleville last month, has 15 goals and 27 assists for 42 points.
 

Kale Kerbashian is the top scorer for the Sting with 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points. Defenceman Joe Rogalski has moved into second place with three goals and 16 assists, Ben O’Quinn is third with eight goals and 10 assists and Jordan Hill fourth with three goals and 13 assists.
 

Kitchener’s two goalies are enjoying fine seasons. Mavric Parks has 2.22 goals against average with a .939 save percentage. He sports a 12-1-1-0 record. Brandon Maxwell has a 10-7-0-2 record with a 3.47 g.a.a. and a .906 save percentage. Both goalies have one shutout each.
 

Adam Courchaine has started the past six games in goal for the Sting. He has a 3.10 g.a.a., a .910 save percentage and an 8-11-0-1 record. Shayne Campbell sports a 4-5-1-0 mark with a 4,61 g.a.a. and a .872 save percentage.
 

-     Tonight’s game officially marks the beginning of the second half of the season for the Sting. They sport a 13-19-1-1 record. They are tied for 10^th place in the Western Conference, but are just four points out of a playoff spot with two games in hand. Sarnia’s record is 13-17-1-1.