Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs Erie Otters
The Storm are back at home as the Erie Otters come for a Monday night game. The puck drops at 7:00.
Guelph are coming into tonight’s game after a 2 game road trip this weekend where they went 1-1 with a big win over Sarnia and a hard-fought loss to Flint. In the season series so far this season against the Otters the Storm are 3-0, winning games 7-3, 3-2, and 4-3. With an overall record of 26-19-5-2 the Storm remain in the 5th overall spot in the western conference. This is the first game of a busy week for the Storm so they will be aiming to start the week off with a big win.
The Otters have been picking up the pace recently with a record of 3-2 in their last 5 games played. During this 5-game stretch they have beaten top teams in Flint and Windsor. Their overall record sits at 23-25-2-2 and has them in 7th in the conference standings. In a tightly contested bottom half of the standings the Otters will be wanting these two points tonight badly. Being 0-3 in the season series will have this Otters team giving that extra push to try and get their first win against the Storm this season.
HEAD TO HEAD
| 2021-22 Regular Season | |
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| ER 0-3-0-0 | GUE 3-0-0-0 |
| 2019-20 Regular Season | |
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| ER 3-2-0-1 | GUE 3-3-0-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
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| ER 13-10-2-2 | GUE 14-8-3-2 |
| Last Five Years At Erie Otters | |
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| ER 9-2-1-1 | GUE 4-6-2-1 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
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| ER 4-8-1-1 | GUE 10-2-1-1 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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Erie 3 @ Guelph 7 (2021-11-28)
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Guelph 3 @ Erie 2 (2021-11-27)
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Erie 3 @ Guelph 4 (2021-11-12)
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TOP SCORERS
| Erie Otters | Guelph Storm |
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LAST 5 GAMES
| Erie Otters | Guelph Storm |
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4 – 5 L v. Windsor (2022-03-12)
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2 – 5 L @ Flint (2022-03-12)
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6 – 4 W v. Windsor (2022-03-11)
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5 – 1 W @ Sarnia (2022-03-11)
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4 – 1 W v. Niagara (2022-03-09)
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3 – 5 L @ Owen Sound (2022-03-07)
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5 – 3 W v. Flint (2022-03-05)
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1 – 5 L v. Flint (2022-03-06)
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2 – 3 L v. Flint (2022-03-04)
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3 – 4 L v. Owen Sound (2022-03-04)
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MATCH UP
| Erie Otters | Guelph Storm | |
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| Season Record | 23-25-2-2 | 26-19-5-2 |
| Last 10 Games | 5-4-1-0 | 4-3-2-1 |
| Streak | 0-0-1-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Last Game | 5-4 L vs Windsor (2022-03-12) Final | 5-2 L @ Flint (2022-03-12) Final |
| Home Record | 11-11-1-1 | 13-8-3-1 |
| Away Record | 12-14-1-1 | 13-11-2-1 |
| Goals For | 181 | 196 |
| Goals Against | 201 | 172 |
| Power Plays | 35/199 (17.59%) | 49/206 (23.79%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 11/89 (12.36%) | 23/100 (23%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 24/110 (21.82%) | 26/106 (24.53%) |
| Penalty Killing | 38/189 (79.89%) | 30/191 (84.29%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 15/86 (82.56%) | 13/94 (86.17%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 23/103 (77.67%) | 17/97 (82.47%) |
| Leading Rookie | Sova (7-16-23) | Karabela (9-30-39) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Cameron Morton | Luka Profaca |
| Team PIM/GM | 9.7/52 | 9.8/52 |
Players to Watch:
Guelph Storm – Brayden Guy
The newest Storm captain has been a great addition to this team up front and provided a lot for the team. In his 42 games played this season he has scored 17 goals and assisted on 12 for a total of 29 points. Watch out for him tonight as they take on the Otters at home.
Erie Otters – Elias Cohen
This season has been a breakout season for him with 51 points in 50 games played. With 21 goals and 30 assists Cohen has played a huge role in the Otters successes this season, keep an eye out for him tonight as they visit Guelph to take on the Storm.
Upcoming Game:
For tickets to tonights game click here! The Storm are back at home two more times this week when Wednesday the London Knights come to take on Guelph for a 7:00pm puck drop. Tickets for Wednesday, March. 16th game here! Then Friday night the Sarnia Sting make a visit to the Sleeman Centre for a 7:30pm puck drop. For the Friday, March. 18th game get your tickets here!
