Playoff Game 4 Preview: Guelph Storm vs. London Knights
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The Guelph Storm and the London Knights take to the ice on Wednesday April 10th for game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals in Guelph at 7:00pm.
The London Knights are taking a 3-0 series lead going into game 4 in Guelph after a 7-4 win on Monday April 8th in game 3 at the Sleeman Centre.
London won game one, by a score of 3-2 after the London Knights jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. The Knights and the Storm exchanged goals in the second period, before MacKenzie Entwistle brought the game within one goal in the third period.
In game two, the Knights took a 2-0 lead into the third period, where they scored 5 goals in the opening 6 minutes of the period to win the game 7-0. In game three at the Sleeman Centre, London outscored the Storm 3-1 in the opening period. In the second period London and Guelph each scored 3 goals to make the game 6-4 heading into the third. The Knights were able to hold off the Storm’s early pressure in the third period, before Evan Bouchard scored his second of the night to give the London Knights a 7-4 win and a commanding 3-0 series lead.
HEAD TO HEAD
2019 Playoffs | |
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LDN 3-0-0-0 | GUE 0-3-0-0 |
2018 Playoffs | |
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LDN 0-0-0-0 | GUE 0-0-0-0 |
Last Five Years | |
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LDN 3-0-0-0 | GUE 0-3-0-0 |
Last Five Years At London | |
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LDN 2-0-0-0 | GUE 0-2-0-0 |
Last Five Years At Guelph | |
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LDN 1-0-0-0 | GUE 0-1-0-0 |
Previous Meetings This Season |
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London 7 @ Guelph 4 (2019-04-08)
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Guelph 0 @ London 7 (2019-04-07)
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Guelph 2 @ London 3 (2019-04-05)
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TOP SCORERS
London | Guelph |
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(4-14-18)
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(2-9-11)
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(2-12-14)
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(5-4-9)
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(5-5-10)
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(3-5-8)
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(8-2-10)
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(5-3-8)
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(4-5-9)
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(2-5-7)
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LAST 5 GAMES
London | Guelph |
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7 – 4 W @ Guelph (2019-04-08)
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4 – 7 L v. London (2019-04-08)
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7 – 0 W v. Guelph (2019-04-07)
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0 – 7 L @ London (2019-04-07)
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3 – 2 W v. Guelph (2019-04-05)
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2 – 3 L @ London (2019-04-05)
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5 – 2 W @ Windsor (2019-03-28)
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5 – 1 W @ Kitchener (2019-03-28)
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6 – 3 W @ Windsor (2019-03-26)
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6 – 3 W @ Kitchener (2019-03-26)
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MATCH UP
London | Guelph | |
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Season Record | 7-0-0-0 | 4-3-0-0 |
Last 10 Games | 7-0-0 | 4-3-0 |
Streak | 7-0-0 | 0-3-0 |
Last Game | 7-4 W @ Guelph (2019-04-08) Final | 7-4 L vs London (2019-04-08) Final |
Home Record | 4-0-0-0 | 2-1-0-0 |
Away Record | 3-0-0-0 | 2-2-0-0 |
Goals For | 37 | 28 |
Goals Against | 14 | 23 |
Power Plays | 12/28 (42.9%) | 7/25 (28%) |
Power Plays – Home | 6/11 (54.5%) | 4/11 (36.4%) |
Power Plays – Away | 6/17 (35.3%) | 3/14 (21.4%) |
Penalty Killing | 3/28 (89.3%) | 5/26 (80.8%) |
Penalty Killing – Home | 2/16 (87.5%) | 2/11 (81.8%) |
Penalty Killing – Away | 1/12 (91.7%) | 3/15 (80%) |
Leading Rookie | Guskov (2-2-4) | |
Most Penalty Minutes | Cole Tymkin | Isaac Ratcliffe |
Team PIM/GM | 10.9/7 | 10.3/7 |
Players to Watch
Guelph Storm
Nate Schnarr had a career season with the Storm with 34 goals and 68 assists for 102 points setting career highs in all of those categories. Through 7 playoff games this season, Nate has 2 goals and 9 assists for 11 points and will be essential for the Storm to comeback in the 2nd round series against the Knights.
London Knights
Evan Bouchard has been on fire this post-season, with 4 goals and 14 assists for 18 points in 7 games played thus far. Bouchard was a rookie on the 2016 London championship team, and has collected 32 points in 35 playoff games. Evan has scored 2 goals and 6 assists in the 3 games played in the Western Conference Semi-Finals against the Storm.
Upcoming Games
The Western Conference Semi-Finals Schedule:
Game 1: Guelph @ London – Friday April 5th at 7:30pm
Game 2: Guelph @ London – Sunday April 7th at 2:00pm
Game 3: London @ Guelph – Monday April 8th at 7:00pm
Game 4: London @ Guelph – Wednesday April 10th at 7:00pm
Game 5: Guelph @ London – Friday April 12th at 7:30pm *
Game 6: London @ Guelph – Saturday April 13th at 7:00pm *
Game 7: Guelph @ London – Tuesday April 16th at 7:00pm *
* If Neccessary