Wolves Magic Number is …. 4
After the Wolves’ weekend action, the Sudbury Wolves magic ‘play-off’ number is down to 4.
Any combination of Peterborough Petes’ losses or Wolves’ wins adding up to 4 will clinch Sudbury’s berth in the OHL play-offs.
The Wolves currently hold down fifth place in the Eastern Conference and sit four points up on the red-hot Mississauga Majors.
The Wolves are seven points ahead of the 7th place Oshawa Generals.
The Wolves have 9 games remaining to be played including five games on home ice and four games on the road.
Meanwhile, the Majors & Generals have 8 games remaining with three on home ice and five on the road respectively.
The Peterborough Petes also have 7 games remaining with only two games remaining on home ice.
The Peterborough Petes will be in Sudbury this Saturday for their final meeting with the Wolves. Game time on Saturday night is 7:05.
Prior to Saturday’s key encounter with the Petes, the Wolves will play host to the Kitchener Rangers on Friday night. Game time is 7:35.
The Wolves currently trail the 4th place Barrie Colts by five points in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Colts and the Wolves still have two games remaining to be played against each other.
These games will be key to the Wolves’ fortunes in catching their arch-rivals in the standings.
Stay tuned as the 2012 OHL PLAY-OFF RACE is going down to the wire once again!
