THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan vs Dundee Stars – Friday

Friday night is hockey night as Braehead Arena opens its doors for another Elite League clash between Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan and Dundee Stars.

It could be a defining weekend for a few teams, but none more so than Clan and the Stars as they get together for a potential derby.

Here are the numbers to set the scene:

2

Number of points separating the teams in the standings, with Clan in seventh place on 47 points while Dundee Stars sit in ninth on 45.

Also, number of road wins picked up by Dundee Stars since the turn of the year, winning twice in 12 away games.

7

Number of days since the teams last met when Clan defeated Dundee Stars 8-5 at Braehead Arena on Retro Night

13

Number of different scorers between the two teams when they met last week out of the 13 goals shared between the teams

Also number of points for Clan‘s ex-Dundee pair, #9 Charlie Combs and #10 Philippe Sanche against the Stars this season with Combs notching seven (3+4) and Sanche six (3+3)

1

Number of wins picked up by Dundee Stars in March, from seven games this month.  Their only success was a 7-4 victory over Nottingham Panthers.

56

Number of goals shared between the teams in their previous seven meetings so far this season, averaging eight goals per game.

475

Number of face offs won by Clan’s #84 Luke Lynch in league play this season, just nine more than team-mate #17 Mike Pelech (466)

163

Clan have scored the third most goals across the Elite League in regular season play, behind Cardiff Devils (192) and Sheffield Steelers (210)