THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan @ Coventry Blaze – Wednesday
Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan kick the week off with a third and final visit to the Skydome to take on the Coventry Blaze.
It’s fair to say there’s been nothing much between both sides this season so let’s find, using the numbers, just how close it’s between:
60
All four previous league meetings have ended up going beyond the regulation 60 minutes, with Clan winning one and Blaze three. Two games have been settled in overtime and the other two on penalty shots
2
Number of home games won by Coventry Blaze in regulation time during league play this season – the least of all ten Elite League clubs.
6
Number of points separating the two sides in the current standings with Blaze on 38 points, and Clan on 32. There are four places between them too.
23
Clan’s #23 Gary Haden scored the winning penalty shot when the teams met in the Skydome at the end of January – just 16 days ago. It was also Clan’s first win there since December 2021.
26.65
The average age of Coventry Blaze’s current roster in 2023/24. By contrast, Clan’s team are the oldest in terms of average age at 28.70
65
Number of days since Coventry won a home game in regulation time when they defeated Nottingham Panthers 3-1 on 10th December. They’ve played 12 games since, winning four but all past regulation time.
5
Number of points away from equalling last year’s tally by Clan’s #23 Gary Haden in league play, after his four-point haul at the weekend took him to 42 – second top in the charts. Haden ended 2022/23 with 47 points.
7.5
The average number of goals per game in meetings between the Clan and Coventry Blaze this season, totalling 30 from the four previous games so far.
