Game Preview: Guelph Storm @ London Knights
The Storm play the final game of their 3-game weekend this afternoon as they take on the London Knights. The puck drops at 2:00pm.
In the second game between these two teams this weekend the Storm will look to get even and come out with a win. Last night’s game between the two resulted in a 5-3 London win, which brings the Storms last 5 game record to 2-3. The Storm are currently 18-10-2-1 which has them sitting in 5th place in the conference standings. This afternoon should be another tightly contested matchup and the Storm will be looking to get back to winning.
The Knights are at home as the Storm come to visit today for their 3rd game of the weekend. London’s weekend of games began on Friday when they beat the Erie Otters 6-2, then they came to Guelph yesterday and were able to win 5-3. With a record of 21-9-1-0 the Knights sit in 2nd place in the conference just 2 points behind the Soo Greyhounds.
HEAD TO HEAD
| 2021-22 Regular Season | |
|---|---|
| GUE 4-1-0-0 | LDN 1-3-1-0 |
| 2019-20 Regular Season | |
|---|---|
| GUE 2-2-1-0 | LDN 3-2-0-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
|---|---|
| GUE 12-13-2-1 | LDN 16-10-2-0 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
|---|---|
| GUE 6-6-1-1 | LDN 8-5-1-0 |
| Last Five Years At London Knights | |
|---|---|
| GUE 6-7-1-0 | LDN 8-5-1-0 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
|---|
|
London 5 @ Guelph 3 (2022-01-22)
|
|
London 1 @ Guelph 4 (2021-12-18)
|
|
Guelph 4 @ London 0 (2021-12-11)
|
|
London 2 @ Guelph 3 (2021-11-26)
|
|
Guelph 4 @ London 3 (2021-11-09)
|
TOP SCORERS
| Guelph Storm | London Knights |
|---|---|
LAST 5 GAMES
| Guelph Storm | London Knights |
|---|---|
|
3 – 5 L v. London (2022-01-22)
|
5 – 3 W @ Guelph (2022-01-22)
|
|
2 – 4 L v. Sault Ste. Marie (2022-01-21)
|
6 – 2 W v. Erie (2022-01-21)
|
|
4 – 5 L v. Flint (2022-01-18)
|
2 – 4 L v. Sarnia (2022-01-16)
|
|
7 – 4 W @ Kitchener (2022-01-16)
|
6 – 2 W @ Kitchener (2022-01-09)
|
|
4 – 1 W v. London (2021-12-18)
|
6 – 1 W v. Flint (2022-01-07)
|
MATCH UP
| Guelph Storm | London Knights | |
|---|---|---|
| Season Record | 18-10-2-1 | 21-9-1-0 |
| Last 10 Games | 5-4-1-0 | 5-5-0-0 |
| Streak | 0-2-1-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 5-3 L vs London (2022-01-22) Final | 5-3 W @ Guelph (2022-01-22) Final |
| Home Record | 9-5-1-1 | 10-5-1-0 |
| Away Record | 9-5-1-0 | 11-4-0-0 |
| Goals For | 120 | 115 |
| Goals Against | 106 | 83 |
| Power Plays | 26/123 (21.14%) | 29/123 (23.58%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 13/62 (20.97%) | 15/64 (23.44%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 13/61 (21.31%) | 14/59 (23.73%) |
| Penalty Killing | 21/101 (79.21%) | 21/129 (83.72%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 10/54 (81.48%) | 11/72 (84.72%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 11/47 (76.6%) | 10/57 (82.46%) |
| Leading Rookie | Poitras (10-15-25) | Gazizov (5-13-18) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Matthew Poitras | Gerard Keane |
| Team PIM/GM | 9/31 | 11.6/31 |
Players to Watch:
Guelph Storm – Jake Karabela
Karabela enters tonight’s game with the tied lead on the team for assists with 18, he has been a big part of the Storms success throughout the season. Over the first 31 games of the season, he has scored 5 goals and tallied 18 assists for a total of 23 points. Last night against the Knights Karabela was able to score 1 and assist on 1 so watch out for him to continue that tonight.
London Knights – Antonio Stranges
The Dallas Stars 2020 4th rounder has been a key contributor on this Knights team, with 31 points in 25 games. He has scored 9 goals and assisted on 22, where two of these points came in last night’s game in Guelph. Keep an eye out for him this afternoon when the Storm take on the Knights.
Upcoming Games:
The Storm are back in action Friday, January 27th, when the Windsor Spitfires come to town to take on Guelph. The puck drops at 7:30.
