Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs. Niagara Icedogs
The Guelph Storm and the Niagara Icedogs face-off against one another on Sunday afternoon for their final matchup of the season. The Icedogs won the first meeting back in October 5-4 in a shootout that saw Niagara goaltender Tynan Tucker make 47 saves and Nico Daws making 44 saves in the game.
The Guelph Storm are 5-0-1-1 in their last 7 games including a thrilling win on Friday night against the London Knights 5-3. Niagara has lost 13 straight games heading into Sunday afternoon and sit in 9th place in the Eastern Conference with 39 points while the Guelph Storm are in 6th place in the West with 65 points.
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HEAD TO HEAD
| 2019-20 Regular Season | |
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| NIAG 1-0-0-0 | GUE 0-0-0-1 |
| 2018-19 Regular Season | |
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| NIAG 1-0-1-0 | GUE 1-1-0-0 |
| Last Five Years | |
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| NIAG 7-1-1-0 | GUE 2-6-0-1 |
| Last Five Years At Niagara IceDogs | |
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| NIAG 4-0-1-0 | GUE 1-3-0-1 |
| Last Five Years At Guelph Storm | |
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| NIAG 3-1-0-0 | GUE 1-3-0-0 |
| Previous Meetings This Season |
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Guelph 4 @ Niagara 5 (2019-10-19)
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TOP SCORERS
| Niagara IceDogs | Guelph Storm |
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LAST 5 GAMES
| Niagara IceDogs | Guelph Storm |
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0 – 4 L v. Flint (2020-02-20)
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5 – 3 W v. London (2020-02-21)
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1 – 7 L v. Sudbury (2020-02-16)
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3 – 2 W v. Sault Ste. Marie (2020-02-17)
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3 – 5 L v. Hamilton (2020-02-14)
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3 – 4 L @ Flint (2020-02-15)
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1 – 4 L v. Barrie (2020-02-13)
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2 – 0 W v. Owen Sound (2020-02-14)
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3 – 7 L @ Sudbury (2020-02-09)
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3 – 1 W @ London (2020-02-11)
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MATCH UP
| Niagara IceDogs | Guelph Storm | |
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| Season Record | 17-34-4-1 | 29-19-2-5 |
| Last 10 Games | 0-10-0-0 | 7-1-1-1 |
| Streak | 0-13-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 4-0 L vs Flint (2020-02-20) Final | 5-3 W vs London (2020-02-21) Final |
| Home Record | 11-17-1-0 | 16-9-1-1 |
| Away Record | 6-17-3-1 | 13-10-1-4 |
| Goals For | 173 | 187 |
| Goals Against | 277 | 169 |
| Power Plays | 46/213 (21.6%) | 38/203 (18.72%) |
| Power Plays – Home | 26/114 (22.81%) | 16/109 (14.68%) |
| Power Plays – Away | 20/99 (20.2%) | 22/94 (23.4%) |
| Penalty Killing | 68/229 (29.69%) | 35/190 (18.42%) |
| Penalty Killing – Home | 35/112 (68.75%) | 16/90 (82.22%) |
| Penalty Killing – Away | 33/117 (71.79%) | 19/100 (81%) |
| Leading Rookie | Snow (7-6-13) | Bakanov (11-12-23) |
| Most Penalty Minutes | Jackson Doherty | Pavel Gogolev |
| Team PIM/GM | 11.4/56 | 8.5/55 |
Players to Watch
Guelph Storm – Eric Uba
Eric is enjoying a strong season with the Guelph Storm with setting new career highs in goals (25), assists (25) and points (50) through 55 games this season. Drafted by the Flint Firebirds in the 9th round of the 2016 OHL Draft, Eric has 93 career points in 126 career OHL games.
Niagara IceDogs – Ivan Lodnia
Drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 3rd round of the 2017 NHL draft, Ivan has 54 points in only 34 games this season for Niagara. Ivan is in his final season of OHL eligibility and has 254 career OHL points including 102 career goals.
Upcoming Games
The Guelph Storm travel to London on Wednesday night to take on the Knights at 7:00pm, before returning home Friday night to face the Erie Otters at 7:30pm. Guelph will then travel to Windsor to face the Spitfires on Saturday night.
