Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs London Knights
The Storm finish off their weekend at home as the London Knights visit the Sleeman centre. The puck drops at 7:00pm.
The Storm come into tonight’s game on a tough 2 game losing streak after losing 4-1 in Erie last night. With a current record of 29-22-5-2 the Storm drop into 6th overall in the conference standings. The last time these two teams met Guelph was able to walk away with a shootout win thanks to a Valentin Zhugin goal. The Storm will be looking to end the weekend off right with a big win.
London come into tonight’s game off the back of a tough 4-3 loss in overtime to the Kitchener Rangers last night. With a record of 36-18-3-1 the Knights are sitting in 2nd place in the conference standings and 1st in the division. In their last 5 games the Knights are 2-1-1-1 and are 3-4-1-1 in the season series with Guelph.
HEAD TO HEAD
| 2021-22 Regular Season | |
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| LDN 3-4-1-1 | GUE 6-2-0-1 |
| 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 18-11-2-1 | GUE 14-14-2-2 |
| 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 8-5-1-1 | GUE 7-6-1-1 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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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
| London Knights | Guelph Storm |
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LAST 5 GAMES
| London Knights | Guelph Storm |
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3 – 4 L v. Kitchener (2022-03-26)
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1 – 4 L @ Erie (2022-03-26)
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7 – 3 W v. Owen Sound (2022-03-25)
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4 – 5 L v. Kitchener (2022-03-25)
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4 – 10 L @ Sarnia (2022-03-20)
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2 – 3 L @ Kitchener (2022-03-20)
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8 – 5 W v. Saginaw (2022-03-18)
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4 – 3 W v. Sarnia (2022-03-18)
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5 – 6 L @ Guelph (2022-03-16)
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6 – 5 W v. London (2022-03-16)
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MATCH UP
| London Knights | Guelph Storm | |
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| Season Record | 36-18-3-1 | 29-22-5-2 |
| Last 10 Games | 4-4-1-1 | 4-6-0-0 |
| Streak | 0-0-1-0 | 0-3-0-0 |
| Last Game | 4-3 L vs Kitchener (2022-03-26) Final | 4-1 L @ Erie (2022-03-26) Final |
| Home Record | 19-7-3-0 | 16-9-3-1 |
| Away Record | 17-11-0-1 | 13-13-2-1 |
| Goals For | 231 | 216 |
| Goals Against | 193 | 195 |
| Power Plays | 55/224 (24.55%) | 54/229 (23.58%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 29/118 (24.58%) | 26/112 (23.21%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 26/106 (24.53%) | 28/117 (23.93%) |
| Penalty Killing | 47/239 (80.33%) | 36/210 (82.86%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 23/124 (81.45%) | 17/106 (83.96%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 24/115 (79.13%) | 19/104 (81.73%) |
| Leading Rookie | Gazizov (9-17-26) | Karabela (11-32-43) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Gerard Keane | Luka Profaca |
| Team PIM/GM | 11.8/58 | 9.5/58 |
Players to Watch:
Guelph Storm – Cam Allen
The rookie is his first OHL season has been dynamic providing in big ways for the Storm. Over his 55 games played he has scored 13 and assisted on 20 for a total of 33 points. Allen will be a big part in tonights game as the Storm look to end the weekend off with a win.
London Knights – Antonio Stranges
The Dallas Stars prospect has been a crucial part to this London team’s success. With 28 goals and 46 assists for a total of 74 points in 52 games played, Stranges is a player to watch in tonights game against Guelph.
Upcoming Games:
For tickets for tonights game click here! The next home game for the Storm comes on Friday, April. 1 when the Owen Sound Attack come to the Sleeman Centre for a 7:30pm puck drop. For tickets to the April. 1 game click here!
