Game Preview: Guelph Storm @ London Knights
The Storm finish off their weekend with a trip to London to take on the Knights. The puck drops at 2:00pm.
The Storm come into tonight on a 2-game losing streak where they were able to pick up 1 point in a shootout loss. The Storm will be looking to bounce back today and get back to the winning ways as they take on the Knights in London. With a current record of 32-24-5-3 the Storm remain in the 5th overall position in the conference standings. The Storm currently have the edge in the season series with London with a winning record of 6-3-0-1.
The Knights come into tonight on a 5-game losing streak where they’ve lost two of those games in overtime. With a record of 37-21-5-1 London sit in 1st in the division standings and therefore second in the conference standings. They’ll be looking to get back on track with a win at home tonight. The last time these two met London were able to walk out with a 4-0 win.
HEAD TO HEAD
| 2021-22 Regular Season | |
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| GUE 6-3-0-1 | LDN 4-4-1-1 |
| 2019-20 Regular Season | |
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| GUE 2-2-1-0 | LDN 3-2-0-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
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| GUE 14-15-2-2 | LDN 19-11-2-1 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
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| GUE 7-7-1-1 | LDN 9-5-1-1 |
| Last Five Years At London Knights | |
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| GUE 7-8-1-1 | LDN 10-6-1-0 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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London 4 @ Guelph 0 (2022-03-27)
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London 5 @ Guelph 6 (2022-03-16)
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Guelph 3 @ London 4 (2022-03-02)
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Guelph 2 @ London 4 (2022-02-16)
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Guelph 3 @ London 2 (2022-01-23)
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London 5 @ Guelph 3 (2022-01-22)
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London 1 @ Guelph 4 (2021-12-18)
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Guelph 4 @ London 0 (2021-12-11)
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London 2 @ Guelph 3 (2021-11-26)
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Guelph 4 @ London 3 (2021-11-09)
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TOP SCORERS
| Guelph Storm | London Knights |
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LAST 5 GAMES
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1 – 7 L v. Windsor (2022-04-08)
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4 – 5 L v. Owen Sound (2022-04-08)
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3 – 4 L @ Windsor (2022-04-07)
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3 – 6 L @ Saginaw (2022-04-06)
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5 – 4 W @ Saginaw (2022-04-03)
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4 – 5 L @ Barrie (2022-04-02)
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5 – 1 W @ Flint (2022-04-02)
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1 – 3 L v. Flint (2022-04-01)
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6 – 5 W v. Owen Sound (2022-04-01)
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4 – 5 L @ Flint (2022-03-30)
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MATCH UP
| Guelph Storm | London Knights | |
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| Season Record | 32-24-5-3 | 37-21-5-1 |
| Last 10 Games | 4-5-0-1 | 3-4-3-0 |
| Streak | 0-1-0-1 | 0-3-2-0 |
| Last Game | 7-1 L vs Windsor (2022-04-08) Final | 5-4 L vs Owen Sound (2022-04-08) Final |
| Home Record | 17-11-3-1 | 19-9-3-0 |
| Away Record | 15-13-2-2 | 18-12-2-1 |
| Goals For | 236 | 251 |
| Goals Against | 219 | 217 |
| Power Plays | 57/246 (23.17%) | 61/244 (25%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 27/124 (21.77%) | 31/127 (24.41%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 30/122 (24.59%) | 30/117 (25.64%) |
| Penalty Killing | 44/231 (80.95%) | 50/260 (80.77%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 22/117 (81.2%) | 24/134 (82.09%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 22/114 (80.7%) | 26/126 (79.37%) |
| Leading Rookie | Poitras (19-26-45) | Gazizov (10-18-28) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Luka Profaca | Gerard Keane |
| Team PIM/GM | 9.4/64 | 11.9/64 |
Players to Watch:
Guelph Storm – Daniil Chayka
Making his return after missing several games for the team Chayka will be a player to watch in tonight’s game. Over his 49 games he has scored 7 goals and 29 assists for a total of 36 points. Keep an eye out for him this afternoon as the Storm take on the Knights.
London Knights – Luke Evangelista
To get back to the winning ways the Knights will need their top player to perform, so watch out for Evangelista. Over his 60 games played he has scored 54 goals and talked 54 assists for a total of 108 points. Watch out for him this afternoon as they take on the Storm.
Upcoming Games:
The Storm are back at home this Friday as the Kitchener Rangers come to the Sleeman Centre to take on the Storm. The puck drops at 7:30pm. For tickets to Fridays game click here!
