THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan @ Guildford Flames – Wednesday
It’s a big night ahead for Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan as the road to Guildford could hopefully lead to a little piece of history.
The keenly anticipated semi-final second leg is upon us and either the Clan or the Flames will step into the final with the Sheffield Steelers.
Here are the numbers to set the scene on what could be a dramatic night ahead:
0
Neither team managed to find the net in the first leg, with both sides battling out a 0-0 draw at Braehead Arena on 20th January
4
This is the fourth time Glasgow Clan will contest a Challenge Cup semi-final, having got to the last four in 2013, 2019 and 2020.
499
Clan #71 Craig Peacock, back for the team on a two-deal with Solway Sharks, currently sits on 499 Elite League points with a chance to make it to 500 in this game
1
Glasgow Clan have defeated all of their fellow Elite League teams on the road in 2023/24 apart from one – Guildford Flames
5
Guildford Flames have played Scottish opponents five times at The Spectrum this season, winning three of them so far (2 vs Fife Flyers and 1 vs Glasgow Clan)
23
Number of months since Clan won in the Spectrum, taking a 3-1 road win in March 2022 thanks to goals from Nolan LaPorte, Tim Shoup and Mathieu Roy. Flames have won the last four meetings in Surrey since.
63
New Clan netminder #37 Kevin Lindskoug played 63 times for Guildford Flames in season 2021/22 where he was team-mates with Jake Bolton, Jordan Cownie and Robert Lachowicz.
7
Number of shots on goal by Clan #23 Gary Haden in Saturday’s game versus Sheffield Steelers – the most of any player on both teams
