THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan vs Coventry Blaze – Friday

It will be a final scheduled meeting of the regular season between Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan and Coventry Blaze when Danny Stewart’s side make the trip north of the border.

Not much has separated the teams this season, but we’ve decided to use the numbers to see what we can possibly learn about the night ahead:

48

When puck drops on this game, it will be exactly 48 hours since they last met on the ice in Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime win for the Blaze.

1

Number of Clan home wins in their last 11 games at Braehead Arena, suffering defeat in nine and the other drawn against Guildford Flames in the Challenge Cup.

24

Clan’s new defenceman, Stephen Desrocher, wearing number 24 will make his home debut against the Blaze after first appearing in purple in Wednesday’s game, marking it with a late 3rd period goal

5

Number of wins in Scotland for Coventry Blaze so far in league play during 2023/24 out of six visits so far.  Two of those wins have been at Braehead Arena against the Clan

20

Only two Clan players logged more than 20 minutes in Wednesday’s game at the Skydome – Luke Lynch (20:38) and Bryce Reddick (22:25)

16

Number of home points picked up by Glasgow Clan in league play so far in 2023/24 – the joint lowest across the Elite League along with Nottingham Panthers

82.61

Coventry Blaze have the second best penalty killing unit across the Elite League, at 82.61% second only to league leaders Sheffield Steelers

15

Clan are looking for their first home win over the Blaze in 15 months, when they secured a 4-1 victory over Danny Stewart’s side in November 2022.  #19 Jake Bolton scored one of his two goals from his eight-game spell last season in that victory.