Bruce Power – Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs. Windsor Spitfires
The Guelph Storm welcome the Windsor Spitfires to the Sleeman Centre on Friday evening for the 4th and final meeting of the season. Puck drop is at 7:30pm.
This is the 4th and final meeting of the season between Guelph and Windsor with the Spitfires holding a 3-0-0 record heading into Friday. Windsor beat the Storm 4-3 in OT in the first game of the season, won 2-1 in a shootout back in November and then beat the Storm 5-2 in early January. Heading into Friday’s game Windsor is fighting to stay in the playoff race, as they sit in 8th place in the Western Conference, but are only a couple points behind 6th and 7th spot. The Storm, winners of 5 straight games, are sitting in the 4th spot in the Western Conference, where they will most likely finish the season.
Fans can purchase tickets either in-person at the Sleeman Centre Box Office, by calling (519) 837-9690 or online at ticketmaster.com here.
Head to Head
| 2018-19 Regular Season | |
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| WSR 3-0-0-0 | GUE 0-1-1-1 |
| 2017-18 Regular Season | |
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| WSR 2-2-0-0 | GUE 2-2-0-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
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| WSR 12-6-1-0 | GUE 7-10-1-1 |
| Last Five Years At Windsor | |
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| WSR 6-4-0-0 | GUE 4-4-1-1 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph | |
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| WSR 6-2-1-0 | GUE 3-6-0-0 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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Windsor 5 @ Guelph 2 (2019-01-04)
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Guelph 1 @ Windsor 2 (2018-11-10)
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Guelph 3 @ Windsor 4 (2018-09-20)
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TOP SCORERS
| Windsor | Guelph |
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LAST 5 GAMES
| Windsor | Guelph |
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1 – 5 L v. Peterborough (2019-02-28)
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4 – 3 W @ Erie (2019-02-27)
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3 – 4 L v. North Bay (2019-02-23)
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7 – 3 W @ London (2019-02-26)
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2 – 4 L v. Sault Ste. Marie (2019-02-21)
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8 – 1 W @ Flint (2019-02-23)
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2 – 1 W v. Owen Sound (2019-02-18)
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4 – 1 W v. Erie (2019-02-22)
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7 – 4 W @ Sarnia (2019-02-15)
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5 – 4 W v. Flint (2019-02-18)
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MATCH UP
| Windsor | Guelph | |
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| Season Record | 24-30-4-3 | 34-16-6-4 |
| Last 10 Games | 3-3-2-2 | 7-3-0-0 |
| Streak | 0-2-1-0 | 5-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 5-1 L vs Peterborough (2019-02-28) Final | 4-3 W @ Erie (2019-02-27) Final |
| Home Record | 16-13-2-0 | 20-7-1-1 |
| Away Record | 8-17-2-3 | 14-9-5-3 |
| Goals For | 194 | 262 |
| Goals Against | 220 | 201 |
| Power Plays | 41/230 (17.8%) | 60/235 (25.5%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 21/113 (18.6%) | 32/121 (26.4%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 20/117 (17.1%) | 28/114 (24.6%) |
| Penalty Killing | 41/215 (80.9%) | 48/221 (78.3%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 14/105 (86.7%) | 25/104 (76%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 27/110 (75.5%) | 23/117 (80.3%) |
| Leading Rookie | Foudy (6-37-43) | Collins (3-10-13) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Sean Allen | Isaac Ratcliffe |
| Team PIM/GM | 9/61 | 9.9/60 |
Players to Watch
Guelph Storm
Issac Ratcliffe has been on fire in the past 5 games scoring 10 goals and adding 2 assists during that time span. Isaac is currently tied for 2nd all time in goals scored for the Guelph Storm and is 11 goals away from beating the all time Storm record.
Windsor Spitfires
Jean-Luc Foudy has had a great rookie season for the Windsor Spitfires this season, as he has scored 6 goals and 37 assists for 43 points through 56 games played. Foudy was drafted by the Windsor Spitfires in the 1st round of the 2018 OHL priority draft, with Windsor selecting him 10th overall.
Upcoming Games
Guelph will head to Kitchener on Sunday to take on the Rangers to finish the busy week for the Storm. Guelph will return home Friday March 8th against the Saginaw Spirit and will then head to Owen Sound on Saturday March 9th to take on the Attack before returning home to wrap up their 3 in 3 weekend against the Kitchener Rangers at home on Sunday March 10th.
Fans can purchase tickets either in-person at the Sleeman Centre Box Office, by calling (519) 837-9690 or online at ticketmaster.com here.
