THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan vs Sheffield Steelers – Friday
Glasgow Clan, sponsored by Aspray Glasgow West have quite the challenge in front of them when runaway league leaders Sheffield Steelers come to Braehead Arena.
Aaron Fox’s side are laser focussed on winning the title this year, but won’t find life easy when the Clan try to take more points off them.
Time to see what the numbers have in store today:
28
Number of days since the Steelers last visited Braehead Arena, where they secured a 6-3 win in Glasgow last month
37
Clan #23 Gary Haden is overall third place top scorer in league play following last weekend’s games, adding two goals to a tally that reads 17 goals and 20 assists.
1
Number of defeats on the road for Sheffield Steelers this season – suffering a 2-1 loss at Fife Flyers earlier this month to end a 19-game unbeaten record that stretched back to the end of last season.
90.91
Save percentage of Clan netminder Jake Kielly in last Sunday’s penalty shots win over Coventry Blaze. Kielly made 20 saves from 22 shots against at the Skydome
800
Sheffield Steelers’ captain Robert Dowd made his 800th Elite League appearance last Saturday in their 3-2 win over Nottingham Panthers
100
Clan are just four goals from scoring 100 in league play in 2023/24
4
Sheffield Steelers reached the Challenge Cup for the first time since 2020 – four years ago – when they defeated Coventry Blaze earlier this week to complete their semi-final tie.
21
Number of months since Clan secured a home win over Sheffield Steelers – the last home success coming in April 2022 when Glasgow shutout Aaron Fox’s side with a 2-0 victory.
