The Prince George Cougars will have two shots at beating their closest geographic rivals in the Western Hockey League on home ice this weekend.
The Kamloops Blazers are in town for a two-game set at CN Centre tonight at 7 and Sunday afternoon at 2.
The Blazers (15-24-2-1) are 3-0 against the Cougars so far this season, most recently beating the Cats 2-1 Dec. 30 in Kamloops.
The Blazers lost 4-1 Friday on home ice to the first-overall Prince Albert Raiders.
The Cougars (16-23-1-2) are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Raiders Wednesday night.
The Cats remain in a playoff position, holding the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference two points ahead of the Blazers.
Each team has 26 games left in the 68-game season.
The Cougars are 5-5-0-0 in their past games, while the Blazers are on a 2-8-0-0 slide.
