THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan @ Belfast Giants – Saturday

Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan are back in action after a busy Friday and it’s over the Irish Sea to take on Belfast Giants for them.

Trips to the SSE Arena are often tricky affairs, but with big points at stake, it could be a night where anything could happen.

Allow us to give you some info ahead of the game:

1

Just the one goal was scored when Clan last visited Belfast at the end of December and it came courtesy of #44 Cody Sol, who scored the winner in a 1-0 victory at the SSE Arena.

5

Number of points taken by Clan on the road in their last eight away games, including recent roads win at Manchester and Fife

16

Number of points picked up by Belfast in their last eight home games going into this game – winning all eight.

19.11

Powerplay percentage of Belfast Giants this season in league play – the third lowest of all ten teams in the Elite League

81

Number of international caps for Clan’s #7 Robert Lachowicz, who was announced as re-signing for the club for next season and also called up to the GB men’s national team for the World Championships

13

Number of goals shared between them the last time they met, when Belfast left Braehead Arena with an 8-5 victory back in February

65

Number of days between Clan #22 Ryan Harrison’s first goal and his second for the Clan this season after netting in Friday’s 5-1 loss to Dundee Stars

47

Number of points picked up by four of the five teams – Clan, Coventry Blaze, Dundee Stars and Fife Flyers going into today’s games in the hunt for the play-offs