Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs London Knights
The Storm are back in action tonight for a mid-week tilt agains the London Knights. The puck drops at 7:00pm.
The Storm are coming off the back of a 4-3 comeback win at home against the Otters. In their last 10 games the team is 4-3-2-1 and overall are 27-19-5-2. With this record the team has recorded 61 points and sit in the 5th spot in the conference standings. Guelph are 5-2-0-1 in the season series with London and expect tonight to be a close game between the two teams.
London come into tonights game on a two game winning streak but are 2-3 in their last 5 games. Their most recent game was a 6-5 win over the Saginaw Spirit, which gave them a record of 5-5 in their last 10 games played. Overall with a record of 34-17-2-0 the Knights sit in the 2nd overall spot in the conference standings. They will be looking to improve on their record and get to a 3-game winning streak tonight.
HEAD TO HEAD
2021-22 Regular Season | |
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LDN 3-4-1-0 | GUE 5-2-0-1 |
2019-20 Regular Season | |
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LDN 3-2-0-0 | GUE 2-2-1-0 |
Last Five Years | |
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LDN 18-11-2-0 | GUE 13-14-2-2 |
Last Five Years At London Knights | |
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LDN 10-6-1-0 | GUE 7-8-1-1 |
Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
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LDN 8-5-1-0 | GUE 6-6-1-1 |
Previous Meetings This Season |
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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
London Knights | Guelph Storm |
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(47-42-89)
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(28-32-60)
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(23-39-62)
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(18-25-43)
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(16-43-59)
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(4-37-41)
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(19-29-48)
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(9-30-39)
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(8-23-31)
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(15-22-37)
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LAST 5 GAMES
London Knights | Guelph Storm |
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6 – 5 W v. Saginaw (2022-03-14)
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4 – 3 W v. Erie (2022-03-14)
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4 – 2 W @ Sarnia (2022-03-13)
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2 – 5 L @ Flint (2022-03-12)
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2 – 6 L v. Flint (2022-03-11)
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5 – 1 W @ Sarnia (2022-03-11)
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3 – 8 L @ Sarnia (2022-03-09)
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3 – 5 L @ Owen Sound (2022-03-07)
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2 – 4 L @ Kitchener (2022-03-08)
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1 – 5 L v. Flint (2022-03-06)
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MATCH UP
London Knights | Guelph Storm | |
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Season Record | 34-17-2-0 | 27-19-5-2 |
Last 10 Games | 5-5-0-0 | 4-3-2-1 |
Streak | 2-0-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
Last Game | 6-5 W vs Saginaw (2022-03-14) Final | 4-3 W vs Erie (2022-03-14) Final |
Home Record | 17-7-2-0 | 14-8-3-1 |
Away Record | 17-10-0-0 | 13-11-2-1 |
Goals For | 204 | 200 |
Goals Against | 166 | 175 |
Power Plays | 47/208 (22.6%) | 49/209 (23.44%) |
Power Plays – Home | 23/107 (21.5%) | 23/103 (22.33%) |
Power Plays – Away | 24/101 (23.76%) | 26/106 (24.53%) |
Penalty Killing | 42/223 (81.17%) | 30/192 (84.38%) |
Penalty Killing – Home | 20/115 (82.61%) | 13/95 (86.32%) |
Penalty Killing – Away | 22/108 (79.63%) | 17/97 (82.47%) |
Leading Rookie | Gazizov (7-17-24) | Buchinger (4-37-41) |
Most Penalty Minutes | Gerard Keane | Luka Profaca |
Team PIM/GM | 12.3/53 | 9.6/53 |
Players to Watch:
Guelph Storm – Cooper Walker
In his 2nd OHL season Walker has impressed as he became a key piece up front for the Storm. Over his 53 games played this season he has scored 10 goals and tallied 15 assists for a total of 25 points. Watch out for him and his line tonight as they take on the Knights at the Sleeman Centre.
London Knights – Ruslan Gazizov
In his rookie season Gazizov leads the team in rookie scoring with a total of 24 points. Over his 40 games played so far this season he has scored 7 goals and assisted on 17. Watch out for him tonight as the Knights visit Guelph to take on the Storm.
Upcoming Games:
For tickets for tonights game click here! The Storm are back in action Friday night as the Sarnia Sting come to Guelph for a 7:30pm puck drop. For tickets to the March. 18th game click here!