Previewing Tonight's Game (at London) Part I

I decided to take a look at the stats for both teams . . . you know, do a comparison. I know that London is kicking butt big time, but just how do the numbers look . . . (Stats from the OHL.)

Looking at the Overall Standings.

Rank - London 1 / Ottawa 4
GP – London 21 / Ottawa 19
W – London 20 / Ottawa 8
L – London 0 / Ottawa 8
T – London 1 / Ottawa 2
OTL – London 0 / Ottawa 1
GF – London 100 / Ottawa 62
GA – London 39 / Ottawa 52
STK – London 10W / Ottawa 1L
P10 – London 10-0-0 / Ottawa 5-4-1
PTS – London 41 / Ottawa 19
PCT – London 0.976 / Ottawa 0.500
PIM – London 496 / Ottawa 382

Ranking in their respective divisions: Ottawa 4th versus London 1st. The stats that really stand out: Wins and Losses. Ottawa’s record: 8-8-2-1 . . . and London’s record: 20-0-1-0. Also Goals For is quite notable: Ottawa 62 to London 100. And okay, Percentage: Ottawa 0.500 to London 0.976. Wow. Okay, moving on.

Looking at the Power Play (both home and away).

Rank – London 1 / Ottawa 12
GP - London 21 / Ottawa 19
ADV - London 110 / Ottawa 105
GF - London 36 / Ottawa 19
PCT - London 0.327 / Ottawa 0.181

Well, that’s all fairly obvious. Next.

Looking at Penalty Killing (both home and away).

Rank – London 1st / Ottawa 4th
GP – London 21 / Ottawa 19
TSH – London 125 / Ottawa 99
PPGA – London 17 / Ottawa 16
PCT – London 0.864 / Ottawwa 0.838

Ottawa has done much better with the PK. I’ve noticed (and posted about) the hard work by both Tsimikalis and Talbot. The 67s are the best team in the Eastern Conference at the PK.

Looking at Penalty Minutes (both home and away).

Rank - London 5 / Ottawa 10
GP - London 21 / Ottawa 19
PIM - London 496 / Ottawa 382
BMI - London 6 / Ottawa 10
Avg - London 23.6 / Ottawa 20.1

London bests Ottawa in this category too! Of course, they have played more games than Ottawa . . .

Moving on to the individual stats. Let’s look at the points leaders.

Looking at Points Leaders.

#1 Perry (LON) GP 21, G 17, A 34, PTS 51, PIM 39
#2 Hunter (LON) GP 21, G 14, A 23, PTS 37, PIM 18
#3 Schremp (LON) GP 21, G 17, A 19, PTS 36, PIM 12
#15 Petruzalek (OTT) GP 19, G 11, A 16, PTS 27, PIM 14

London players Perry, Hunter, and Schremp are top three, with 51, 37, and 36 points respectively. The first Ottawa player to crack the top 20, is Petruzalek, with 27 points (and he's a rookie). The next Ottawa player is number 50 (Kaspar, 19 points), followed by number 61 (Tsimikalis, 17 points). Okay, that’s depressing.

Moving on.

Looking at Goalies.

#1 Coleman (LON) GPI 11, MINS 668, Shots 320, GA 17, SO 1, Avg 1.530, SV% 0.947 W 10, L 0, T 1

#2 MacDonald (LON) GPI 10, MINS 604, Shots 317, GA 22, SO 1, Avg 2.180, SV% 0.931 W 10, L 0, T 0

#5 Guadagnolo (OTT) GPI 10, MINS 531, Shots 326, GA 21, SO 0, Avg 2.370, SV% 0.936, W 2, L 4, T 2 (rookie)

#16 Battachio (OTT) GPI 11, MINS 621, Shots 342, GA 30, SO 1, Avg 2.900, SV% 0.912, W 6, L 5, T 0

London tops this list too, although Guadagnolo is listed 5th (with a losing record no less . . . why, oh why can't they play better with him in net?). Battachio is number 16, and has been off with an injury. The word is he will not start tonight, but will tomorrow vs Owen Sound (via AJ Jakubec on the TEAM 1200/2 Dorks).