OHL Guelph Storm

Western Conference Finals - Game 3 Preview: Guelph Storm at Saginaw Spirit

April 21, 2019 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Guelph Storm News Release


Game 3 of the Western Finals between the Guelph Storm and the Saginaw Spirit takes place Monday April 22nd at 7:00pm at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph.

After the Spirit's 7-2 game one win, Guelph and Saginaw played a very low scoring and close game late into the third period of game two. The Storm were awarded a 5 minute power play after MacKenzie Entwistle was elbowed in the head by Justin Murray, and they were able to score two quick power play goals to give the Storm a 3-2 lead with only a couple minutes left in the game. Isaac Ratcliffe took a undisciplined penalty late in the period that gave the Spirit a power play which resulted in a goal by Bode Wilde with 1:17s remaining. With the game in overtime, Ryan McLeod split the Guelph defence and chipped a puck over Anthony Popovich to give the Saginaw Spirit a 4-3 win and a 2-0 series lead.

HEAD TO HEAD

2019 Playoffs

SAG 2-0-0-0 GUE 0-1-1-0

2018 Playoffs

SAG 0-0-0-0 GUE 0-0-0-0

Last Five Years

SAG 2-0-0-0 GUE 0-1-1-0

Last Five Years At Saginaw

SAG 2-0-0-0 GUE 0-1-1-0

Last Five Years At Guelph

SAG 0-0-0-0 GUE 0-0-0-0

TOP SCORERS

LAST 5 GAMES

MATCH UP

Saginaw Guelph

Season Record 10-2-0-0 8-4-1-0

Last 10 Games 8-2-0 5-4-1

Streak 3-0-0 0-1-1

Last Game 4-3 W vs Guelph (2019-04-20) Final 4-3 L @ Saginaw (2019-04-20) Final

Home Record 6-1-0-0 4-1-0-0

Away Record 4-1-0-0 4-3-1-0

Goals For 61 51

Goals Against 30 44

Power Plays 9/46 (19.6%) 12/47 (25.5%)

Power Plays - Home 7/27 (25.9%) 5/19 (26.3%)

Power Plays - Away 2/19 (10.5%) 7/28 (25%)

Penalty Killing 5/42 (88.1%) 10/45 (77.8%)

Penalty Killing - Home 4/26 (84.6%) 5/17 (70.6%)

Penalty Killing - Away 1/16 (93.8%) 5/28 (82.1%)

Leading Rookie Perfetti (6-5-11)

Most Penalty Minutes Justin Murray Isaac Ratcliffe

Team PIM/GM 11.8/12 9.2/13

Players to Watch

Guelph Storm

Nate Schnarr finished his regular season with a career high 34 goals and 68 assists for 102 points. In the opening round against Kitchener, Nate scored 2 goals and 8 assists for 10 points, which included a 4 assist night in game three. In the second round against the London Knights, Schnarr collected 2 goals 2 assists in the 7 game series. Now in the Western Finals, Nate has been held scoreless in 3 straight games, and has 1 assist in his last 5 games played.

Saginaw Spirit

Cole Perfetti had an incredible rookie season for the Spirit, and missed out on winning rookie of the year by just a couple of votes. In the post-season, Cole has collected 11 points in 11 games, including 5 points in the opening two games of the Western Finals against the Storm.

Upcoming Games

The Western Conference Finals Schedule:

Game 1: Guelph @ Saginaw - Thursday April 18th at 7:05pm

Game 2: Guelph @ Saginaw - Saturday April 20th at 7:05pm

Game 3: Saginaw @ Guelph - Monday April 22nd at 7:00pm

Game 4: Saginaw @ Guelph - Wednesday April 24th at 7:00pm

Game 5: Guelph @ Saginaw- Friday April 26th at 7:05pm *

Game 6: Saginaw @ Guelph - Sunday April 28th at 2:00pm *

Game 7: Guelph @ Saginaw- Monday April 29th at 7:05pm *

* If Necessary

Check out the Guelph Storm Statistics



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