
Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs. Oshawa Generals
March 6, 2020 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Guelph Storm News Release
The Guelph Storm welcome the Oshawa Generals to the Sleeman Centre on Friday evening. Puck drop is at 7:30pm.
Guelph is coming into this weekend in 6th place in the Western Conference with 70 points and are 2 points ahead of the Owen Sound Attack who are in 7th in the West. Guelph has lost 2 straight games coming into Friday's matchup but are 6-2-1-1 in their last 10 games played. With a win tonight, the Storm will clinch a playoff spot in the Western Conference and still have a chance to catch the Windsor Spitfires in 5th place who have 75 points.
The Generals are in 4th in the Eastern Conference with 72 points and have already clinched their playoff berth. Oshawa has also lost 2 straight games and are in 5-1-2-2 in their last 10 games played. Oshawa is only 2 points behind Peterborough for 3rd in the Eastern Conference coming into this weekend.
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HEAD TO HEAD
2019-20 Regular Season
OSH 1-0-0-0 GUE 0-1-0-0
2018-19 Regular Season
OSH 1-1-0-0 GUE 1-1-0-0
Last Five Years
OSH 7-2-0-0 GUE 2-6-1-0
Last Five Years At Oshawa Generals
OSH 4-1-0-0 GUE 1-3-1-0
Last Five Years At Guelph Storm
OSH 3-1-0-0 GUE 1-3-0-0
TOP SCORERS
LAST 5 GAMES
MATCH UP
Oshawa Generals Guelph Storm
Season Record 31-19-6-4 31-21-3-5
Last 10 Games 5-1-2-2 6-2-1-1
Streak 0-1-1-0 0-2-0-0
Last Game 4-3 L vs Ottawa (2020-03-01) Final 4-3 L @ Erie (2020-03-04) Final
Home Record 15-10-4-2 18-9-1-1
Away Record 16-9-2-2 13-12-2-4
Goals For 224 206
Goals Against 216 190
Power Plays 62/248 (25%) 41/220 (18.64%)
Power Plays - Home 32/144 (22.22%) 17/116 (14.66%)
Power Plays - Away 30/104 (28.85%) 24/104 (23.08%)
Penalty Killing 47/213 (22.07%) 38/206 (18.45%)
Penalty Killing - Home 24/110 (78.18%) 17/96 (82.29%)
Penalty Killing - Away 23/103 (77.67%) 21/110 (80.91%)
Leading Rookie Harrison (21-16-37) Bakanov (11-12-23)
Most Penalty Minutes Mitchell Brewer Pavel Gogolev
Team PIM/GM 10.5/60 8.4/60
Players to Watch
Guelph Storm - Pavel Gogolev
Pavel Gogolev has had an incredible season for the Guelph Storm and has set new career highs in goals (44), assists (49) and points (93) coming into this weekend. With 8 games remaining, Pavel has the opportunity to get to 50 goals and 50 assists and 100 points on the season.
Oshawa Generals - Philip Tomasino
Philip Tomasino was traded from Niagara earlier this year and has put up 41 points in 24 games for the Generals since coming over. Tomasino has set new career highs in goals (39), assists (59) and points (98) coming into this weekend and is looking to become the 3rd OHL player this season to hit 100 points.
Upcoming Games
The Storm travel to Sarnia on Sunday to finish their weekend of games against the Sting. Guelph returns home on Wednesday night to take on the Kitchener Rangers at 7:00pm before playing at home Friday night against the Windsor Spitfires at 7:30pm.
Ontario Hockey League Stories from March 6, 2020
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- Rangers Fall to the Colts 6-4 - Kitchener Rangers
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- 21 Former OHL Players Hit the Ice for Deciding Game 3 of AUS Championship Series - Guelph Storm
- Game Preview: Guelph Storm vs. Oshawa Generals - Guelph Storm
- Wolves Second Period Surge Sinks the Colts - Barrie Colts
- Jones Stops 40 as Petes Cage Bulldogs - Peterborough Petes
- Owen Sound Attack Squeeze by Spitfires 3-2 in OT - Windsor Spitfires
- Troops Top Kingston 1-0 - North Bay Battalion
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