Game Preview: Guelph Storm @ Kitchener Rangers
The Storm are heading to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium today for an afternoon match up against the Kitchener Rangers. The puck drops at 2:00pm.
The Storm are coming into this afternoons game on a 3-game winning streak which most recently got extended with a win over the Sting Friday night. The 4-3 win versus the Sarnia Sting had Guelph come back from a 3-1 deficit and score with just over 10 seconds left in the game to capture the win. With a now overall record of 29-19-5-2 the Storm sit in the 5th overall spot in the conference standings. The last time these two teams met the Storm won 7-3, expect another action packed game this afternoon.
The Rangers come into this afternoon on a 2-game winning streaks capturing two big wins against Saginaw and Erie. This has the Rangers current record sitting at 24-26-2-2 which has them in 7th in the conference standings. In their last 5 games the Rangers are 3-2 and will be looking to continue and extend their winning streak today. The season series against the Storm is 3-4-0-0, which will make for a tight game this afternoon.
HEAD TO HEAD
| 2021-22 Regular Season | |
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| GUE 4-2-1-0 | KIT 3-4-0-0 |
| 2019-20 Regular Season | |
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| GUE 2-6-0-0 | KIT 6-2-0-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
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| GUE 15-20-4-0 | KIT 24-14-1-0 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
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| GUE 7-10-2-0 | KIT 12-6-1-0 |
| Last Five Years At Kitchener Rangers | |
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| GUE 8-10-2-0 | KIT 12-8-0-0 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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Kitchener 3 @ Guelph 7 (2022-02-27)
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Guelph 7 @ Kitchener 4 (2022-01-16)
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Guelph 4 @ Kitchener 0 (2021-11-02)
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Kitchener 2 @ Guelph 4 (2021-10-24)
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Guelph 2 @ Kitchener 4 (2021-10-19)
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Kitchener 5 @ Guelph 4 (2021-10-09)
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Guelph 5 @ Kitchener 6 (2021-10-08)
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TOP SCORERS
| Guelph Storm | Kitchener Rangers |
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LAST 5 GAMES
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4 – 3 W v. Sarnia (2022-03-18)
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4 – 3 W v. Erie (2022-03-18)
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6 – 5 W v. London (2022-03-16)
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5 – 4 W @ Saginaw (2022-03-16)
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4 – 3 W v. Erie (2022-03-14)
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4 – 7 L @ Sault Ste. Marie (2022-03-12)
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2 – 5 L @ Flint (2022-03-12)
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3 – 5 L @ Sault Ste. Marie (2022-03-11)
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5 – 1 W @ Sarnia (2022-03-11)
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4 – 2 W v. London (2022-03-08)
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MATCH UP
| Guelph Storm | Kitchener Rangers | |
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| Season Record | 29-19-5-2 | 24-26-2-2 |
| Last 10 Games | 5-3-1-1 | 5-5-0-0 |
| Streak | 3-0-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 4-3 W vs Sarnia (2022-03-18) Final | 4-3 W vs Erie (2022-03-18) Final |
| Home Record | 16-8-3-1 | 14-13-1-2 |
| Away Record | 13-11-2-1 | 10-13-1-0 |
| Goals For | 209 | 190 |
| Goals Against | 183 | 220 |
| Power Plays | 51/216 (23.61%) | 37/183 (20.22%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 25/110 (22.73%) | 20/105 (19.05%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 26/106 (24.53%) | 17/78 (21.79%) |
| Penalty Killing | 34/202 (83.17%) | 51/230 (77.83%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 17/105 (83.81%) | 23/121 (80.99%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 17/97 (82.47%) | 28/109 (74.31%) |
| Leading Rookie | Karabela (10-32-42) | Rehkopf (15-11-26) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Luka Profaca | Navrin Mutter |
| Team PIM/GM | 9.7/55 | 10.9/54 |
Players to Watch:
Guelph Storm – Cam Allen
The Storm rookie has been very impressive to start his OHL career and will be a key piece today with some defenceman missing out on action today. In his 52 games played he has scored 13 goals and tallied 19 assists for a total of 32 points. Keep an eye out for him today as he will be counted on to perform in todays game.
Kitchener Rangers – Joseph Serpa
In his 3rd OHL season Serpa has been a breakout star for this Ranger team. In 52 games played he has scored 16 goals and assisted on 41 for a total of 57 points. Currently leading the team in assists makes him a player to watch in todays game.
Upcoming Games:
The Storm are back in action on Friday, March. 25th when the Kitchener Rangers come to the Sleeman Centre for a 7:30pm puck drop. For tickets click here!
