Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs. Erie Otters
The Guelph Storm and the Erie Otters take to the Sleeman Centre on Friday evening as the Storm look to continue their push for 5th in the Western Conference.
The Storm come into Friday night with a 6-0-2-1 record in their past 9 games and currently sit in 6th in the West with 68 points and are only 2 points behind Windsor for 5th in the West.
The Erie Otters are in 8th in the Western Conference are looking to add some distance from the 9th place Soo Greyhounds who sit 3 points behind the Otters for the final playoff spot.
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HEAD TO HEAD
| 2019-20 Regular Season | |
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| ER 2-1-0-1 | GUE 2-2-0-0 |
| 2018-19 Regular Season | |
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| ER 2-3-1-0 | GUE 4-0-2-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
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| ER 18-6-2-2 | GUE 10-12-4-2 |
| Last Five Years At Erie Otters | |
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| ER 11-1-1-1 | GUE 3-8-2-1 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
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| ER 7-5-1-1 | GUE 7-4-2-1 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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Erie 4 @ Guelph 2 (2020-02-05)
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Guelph 4 @ Erie 3 (2019-10-23)
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Erie 5 @ Guelph 7 (2019-10-18)
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Guelph 1 @ Erie 4 (2019-10-12)
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TOP SCORERS
| Erie Otters | Guelph Storm |
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LAST 5 GAMES
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2 – 4 L @ Owen Sound (2020-02-23)
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3 – 4 L @ London (2020-02-26)
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7 – 4 W @ Owen Sound (2020-02-22)
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5 – 4 W v. Niagara (2020-02-23)
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3 – 4 L @ Kitchener (2020-02-21)
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5 – 3 W v. London (2020-02-21)
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4 – 0 W @ Mississauga (2020-02-17)
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3 – 2 W v. Sault Ste. Marie (2020-02-17)
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6 – 5 W v. Oshawa (2020-02-15)
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3 – 4 L @ Flint (2020-02-15)
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MATCH UP
| Erie Otters | Guelph Storm | |
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| Season Record | 24-22-4-7 | 30-19-3-5 |
| Last 10 Games | 4-4-1-1 | 6-1-2-1 |
| Streak | 0-1-0-0 | 0-0-1-0 |
| Last Game | 4-2 L @ Owen Sound (2020-02-23) Final | 4-3 L @ London (2020-02-26) Final |
| Home Record | 12-10-2-4 | 17-9-1-1 |
| Away Record | 12-12-2-3 | 13-10-2-4 |
| Goals For | 206 | 195 |
| Goals Against | 204 | 177 |
| Power Plays | 38/217 (17.51%) | 38/209 (18.18%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 19/104 (18.27%) | 16/114 (14.04%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 19/113 (16.81%) | 22/95 (23.16%) |
| Penalty Killing | 33/197 (16.75%) | 36/194 (18.56%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 15/83 (81.93%) | 16/92 (82.61%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 18/114 (84.21%) | 20/102 (80.39%) |
| Leading Rookie | Lockhart (9-16-25) | Bakanov (11-12-23) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Hayden Fowler | Pavel Gogolev |
| Team PIM/GM | 10.4/57 | 8.4/57 |
Players to Watch
Guelph Storm – Cam Hilllis
Cam Hillis is having a career season for the Guelph Storm and set new career highs in goals (23) , assists (52) and points (75) including 5 goals and 7 points in his last 6 games.
Erie Otters – Chad Yetman
Chad Yetman is having himself a strong season with a new career high in goals with 36 and points with 62 heading into Friday’s matchup. Yetman has 6 goals and 8 points in his last 5 games.
Upcoming Games
The Storm travel to Windsor for a big matchup against the Spitfires on Saturday evening, and then travel to Erie on Wednesday night. Guelph returns home on Friday to take on the Oshawa Generals before they travel to Sarnia on Sunday to face the Sting.
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