FAST FACTS: Petes vs. Steelheads
STANDINGS
PBO: 24-28-5-0 / 5th East Division / 8th Eastern Conference
MISS: 34-20-1-5 / 2nd Central Division / 3rd Eastern Conference
LAST GAME
PBO: 2-1 OTL @ NIAG (March 22)
MISS: 4-1 W vs PBO (March 20)
TOP SCORERS
PBO: Emmett Sproule – 57 GP – 25 G – 49 A – 74 PTS
MISS: James Hardie – 60 GP – 35 G – 35 A – 70 PTS
SPECIAL TEAMS
PBO: PP 24.4% (9th), PK 75.6% (18th)
MISS: PP 21.5% (11th), PK 83.1% (2nd)
Last game vs MISS (March 20): PBO 1 @ MISS 4
This season vs MISS: 1-3-1-0
Last Five Years vs MISS: 9-9-2-1
Last Five Years vs MISS at the PMC: 6-2-1-1
The Peterborough Petes will seek revenge against the Mississauga Steelheads at the PMC after falling 4-1 against them on Sunday.
Tonight’s game marks the sixth and final matchup between these two clubs in the regular season. The Steelheads lead the 2021-22 season record, 1-3-1-0.
Petes point leader Emmett Sproule leads the Petes roster with seven points (2G, 5A) in five games against the Steelheads this season. He’s also tied for 5th in the OHL with 21 powerplay assists.
2022 NHL Draft prospect Luca Del Bel Belluz (3G, 2A) leads Mississauga’s forward group with five points in five games against Peterborough. Defenceman Chas Sharpe leads the Steelheads roster with six points in five games (1G, 5A).
Hometown product J.R. Avon scored this beautiful spin-o-rama goal in Mississauga on Sunday. He has five points (3G, 2A) in five games against the blue and white this season.
Avon spins and snipes ????#GoPetesGo | @SUBWAY pic.twitter.com/yEmaDTgSTx
— Peterborough Petes (@PetesOHLhockey) March 20, 2022
Solid Tandem: Joe Ranger is first in the league with 2.37 goals against average (GAA) and a .916 save percentage. He also leads the OHL with four shutouts. Backup netminder Roman Basran is third in the OHL with a 2.54 GAA.
Battle of the dot: Tucker Robertson, a 2022 NHL Draft prospect, leads the OHL with 777 faceoff wins and is ranked 4th across the CHL. He’ll faceoff against Owen Beck, who is third in the OHL with 722 faceoff wins.
Peterborough has lost two straight games.
The Petes are tied with the Saginaw Spirit with 15 shorthanded goals – first in the OHL. Tucker Robertson is second in the league with six shorthanded tallies.
The maroon and white will be without Captain Shawn Spearing and defenceman Konnor Smith tonight.
WHERE TO TUNE IN:
- TV – Channel 700 on YourTV Peterborough – Lindsay
- Radio – Freq 90.5
- Petes Twitter (@PetesOHLHockey)
