Game Preview: Guelph Storm @ Flint Firebirds
The Storm are off to Flint to play their second game of the weekend against the Firebirds. The puck drops at 7:00pm.
The Storm broke their losing streak last night with an impressive 6-5 OT win over the Owen Sound Attack. Their record now stands at 30-23-5-2 which has them in 6th position in the conference standings and just 3 points back of the Attack who are in 5th. Guelph will be looking to get their first win against Flint this season as the current season series stands at 0-2-2-0. With multiple close games between these two look for tonight to be just as close and exciting as the Storm look to start a winning streak.
Flint come into tonight having also played last night, they come off a 3-1 win over the London Knights. Their current record now stands at 38-19-1-4 which has them in 3rd overall in the western conference standings. Currently on a 3-game winning streak Flint will be looking to extend that to 4 games with a win at home tonight.
HEAD TO HEAD
| 2021-22 Regular Season | |
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| GUE 0-2-2-0 | FLNT 4-0-0-0 |
| 2019-20 Regular Season | |
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| GUE 0-2-1-1 | FLNT 4-0-0-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
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| GUE 6-8-5-1 | FLNT 14-4-2-0 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
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| GUE 3-3-5-0 | FLNT 8-2-1-0 |
| Last Five Years At Flint Firebirds | |
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| GUE 3-5-0-1 | FLNT 6-2-1-0 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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Guelph 2 @ Flint 5 (2022-03-12)
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Flint 5 @ Guelph 1 (2022-03-06)
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Flint 5 @ Guelph 4 (2022-02-11)
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Flint 5 @ Guelph 4 (2022-01-18)
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TOP SCORERS
| Guelph Storm | Flint Firebirds |
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LAST 5 GAMES
| Guelph Storm | Flint Firebirds |
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6 – 5 W v. Owen Sound (2022-04-01)
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3 – 1 W @ London (2022-04-01)
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0 – 4 L v. London (2022-03-27)
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5 – 4 W v. London (2022-03-30)
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1 – 4 L @ Erie (2022-03-26)
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3 – 1 W @ Kitchener (2022-03-27)
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4 – 5 L v. Kitchener (2022-03-25)
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4 – 5 L v. Saginaw (2022-03-26)
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2 – 3 L @ Kitchener (2022-03-20)
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4 – 7 L @ Windsor (2022-03-20)
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MATCH UP
| Guelph Storm | Flint Firebirds | |
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| Season Record | 30-23-5-2 | 38-19-1-4 |
| Last 10 Games | 5-5-0-0 | 6-3-0-1 |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 3-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 6-5 W vs Owen Sound (2022-04-01) Final | 3-1 W @ London (2022-04-01) Final |
| Home Record | 17-10-3-1 | 14-12-0-2 |
| Away Record | 13-13-2-1 | 24-7-1-2 |
| Goals For | 222 | 263 |
| Goals Against | 204 | 214 |
| Power Plays | 55/236 (23.31%) | 47/243 (19.34%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 27/119 (22.69%) | 28/124 (22.58%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 28/117 (23.93%) | 19/119 (15.97%) |
| Penalty Killing | 38/217 (82.49%) | 36/231 (84.42%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 19/113 (83.19%) | 22/96 (77.08%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 19/104 (81.73%) | 14/135 (89.63%) |
| Leading Rookie | Karabela (12-32-44) | Hayes (19-26-45) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Luka Profaca | Riley Piercey |
| Team PIM/GM | 9.4/60 | 9.8/62 |
Players to Watch:
Guelph Storm – Michael Buchinger
Tonight will be Buchinger’s first game back after 5 and will be a player to watch. Still leading the team in assists with 37 Buchinger has totalled 41 points through his 55 games played. As well as his 4 goals Buchinger has been a key piece to this teams defence and it will be good to have him back.
Flint Firebirds – Luke Cavallin
The net minder has been a huge part of the Firebirds success this season. With 32 of the teams 38 wins going to him and a 0.911 save percentage Cavallin has been a big piece to this team. With 2 shutouts this season he is a player to watch on Flint tonight.
Upcoming Games:
The Storm have one more away game this weekend as they head to Saginaw tomorrow to take on the Spirit. But Guelph are back at home on Friday as the Windsor Spitfires come to take on the Storm. The puck drops at 7:30pm. For tickets to Fridays game click here!
