THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan @ Nottingham Panthers – Sunday
It’s a Sunday road trip for Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan as the bus is packed and heading for Nottingham.
The Panthers lie in wait and it’s all about the small matter of two points to get these teams going in terms of the play-offs.
Let’s delve straight into what the numbers tell us for this one:
15
Number of points picked up by the Clan in their last 10 visits to the Motorpoint Arena to take on the Panthers, winning seven of those games
17
Number of days since both sides last met in the Motorpoint Arena, with Clan coming back to seal a 6-3 victory over Jonathan Paredes’ side.
22
Number of goals shared between the teams in the two previous meetings so far this season, with Clan scoring 12 and Panthers 10.
18
Number of goals scored by both Clan’s Gary Haden and Panthers’ Mathieu Lemay so far in league play
8
Panthers are without a win in their last eight games at home – the last of which came on 16th December when they shutout Guildford Flames 3-0.
3
Clan have scored three goals in five of their last six games on the road, winning two of those, including in Nottingham
6
Six Clan players picked up two points in Saturday’s game versus Belfast Giants – Luke Lynch (1+1), Matt Barry (1+1), Darien Craighead (2A), Mike Pelech (2G), Gary Haden (2A) and Dyson Stevenson (1+1).
7
Number of points between the teams in the standings going into this game, with Clan on 32 points in eighth place and Panthers on 25 at the bottom of the table.
