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THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan at Steelers

January 26, 2022

Attention now turns to the Utilita Arena in Sheffield where Glasgow Clan are looking to build on their recent upturn in form against the Steelers.

They come up against a team who lost on Sunday and will be keen to get back on the horse, as it were, so let’s set the scene with some numerical facts.

4

Number of consecutive wins for Glasgow Clan in the Premier Sports Elite League, the first time the club have enjoyed a good run in the league since October 2019 following road wins against Nottingham Panthers (twice) and Manchester Storm plus a home win against Belfast Giants

26

Number of seconds into the overtime period it took for John Armstrong to score the winner in the previous meeting between the teams as Steelers turned a late 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win over Clan

9

Number of points picked up by Nolan LaPorte in his last seven games for the Clan, including four goals in his last four games. LaPorte also scored the two goals against Sheffield in December

36

Number of points by Sheffield Steelers’ Marc-Olivier Vallerand so far in league play this season, making him the top scorer in the Premier Sports Elite League with 18 goals and 18 assists

8

Number of unbeaten home games by Sheffield Steelers so far on their current run, one of which was the overtime win over Clan in December

2

Number of consecutive wins on the road for Glasgow Clan at it stands after defeating Dundee Stars (5-3) and Nottingham Panthers (2-1). It’s the second time this season Clan have won two in a row away from home.

297

Number of points picked up by Mathieu Roy in four years with the Sheffield Steelers between 2014 and 2018, in 273 games where he scored 147 goals. Roy has two goals and one assist in four meetings against Steelers since he first joined Clan in 2019.