KNIGHTS FINISH ROADTRIP IN NATION’S CAPITAL
By Yannis Economopoulos
KNIGHTS FINISH ROADTRIP IN NATION’S CAPITAL
LONDON, ON – On Friday, the Knights began their eastern roadtrip with a dominant 5-0 win over the Kingston Frontenacs and will head to Ottawa for the final meeting in the season series with the 67’s.
Scouting the Knights (41-12-0-3)
Friday’s win in Kingston saw Sam Dickinson extend his point streak to nine games with another multi-point outing while Ruslan Gazizov picked up two assists leaving him with seven points in his last three games.
Easton Cowan extended his point streak to 25 games on Friday night, tying Sergei Kostitsyn for the longest point streak by a Knights player in the internet era.
Special Teams
Power play – 30.7% (2nd)
Penalty kill – 84.4% (1st)
Know the Foe – Ottawa 67’s (29-19-5-1)
The 67’s are fresh off a 5-0 win of their own over the Oshawa Generals on Friday night led by a two point night from OA Jacob Maillet.
Special Teams
Power play – 21.6% (8th)
Penalty kill – 77.2% (15th)
Standings
The Knights lead the Midwest Division and Western Conference with 85 points, while the 67’s sit sixth in the Eastern Conference with 64 points.
Head-to-Head
The Knights took a 3-2 OT thriller back at Budweiser Gardens in October and own a 6-0-1-0 record vs the 67’s in the last five years.
The puck drops from TD Place at 3:00 p.m. EST.
