The 67's close out their 3-in-3 weekend with a game against division rival Peterborough Petes who sit comfortably in a playoff position, for now. After splitting their home-and-home with the Belleville Bulls this weekend, the 67’s are still sitting 9th in the East but have narrow the gap for the final two positions. They are 2 points behind Niagara and Mississauga but have one game in hand on Niagara and three games in hand on Mississauga.
As Brett
Gustavsen explained, in so many words, every game is a must win from here on
out. “It’s a big push it’s almost like playoff hockey right now. We’ve been
through it before and we’re going to have to play like it. I think it’s going to be a long run, the next
26 games or so. We just have to keep playing our game every single night.”
The 67’s
have had a lot of success against the Peterborough Petes this season. They are
4-0-0-0 and have outscored the Petes 22-9 in the process. This included two road wins where the 67’s
scored 8 goals in each game. But the
other two of the four wins were forced to a shootout on Canadian Tire Centre
ice. Brendan Bell scored a shootout goal in both
games. The 67’s will look to build off their road wins and win in regulation as
all points could be crucial in the final standings.
Specialty
teams have played a factor in these games.
Both teams struggle on the powerplay, while penalty kill has been much
stronger. Ottawa is 16-for-17 on the penalty kills while Peterborough is 12-for-16
(in one game, the 67’s went 4-for-4 on the powerplay).
Recently
traded forward, Joseph Blandisi had 5 points in 4 games against the Petes. While he was the leading scorer between the
two clubs, his “replacement”, Erik Bradford, has been on fire since being
acquired from the Barrie Colts. Bradford
has 10 points in his first 5 games with the 67’s. It should also be noted that Travis Konecny
has 8 points in his last 5 games while Gustavsen has 8 points in his last
8 games.
The Petes
have done well in their last several games.
Goaltender Andrew D’Agostini was won 8 of his last 11 games. He was pulled in two of the three losses,
both against the Kingston Frontencas. D’Agostini
was also pulled in their 8-1 loss to the 67’s when he allowed 3 goals on 9
shots in approx. 9 minutes into the game.
Kemptville native, Eric Cornel has 9 points in his last 4 games while
Anthony Stefano has 4 goals (4 points) in his last 3 games.
2013-14 Regular Season Record
Ottawa 67's: 15-24-1-3 (GF:
146 / GA: 186)
Peterborough Petes: 19-21-0-4 (GF:
141 / GA: 189)
Leading Scorers
Ottawa 67’s
Ryan Van
Stralen – 19 goals, 41 points in 43 games
Travis
Konecny – 13 goals, 41 points in 38 games
Dante
Salituro – 14 goals, 37 points in 43 games
Peterborough Petes
Hunter
Garlent – 11 goals, 46 points in 41 games
Nick Ritchie
– 19 goals, 38 points in 37 games
Eric Cornel
– 16 goals, 37 points in 44 games
Players To Watch
Ottawa 67's
Jacob
Middleton – NHL draft eligible 2014, 87th on NHL Central Scouting’s midterm
rankings
Alex Lintuniemi
– NHL draft eligible 2014
Travis
Konecny – 1st overall pick in OHL, NHL draft eligible 2015
Erik
Bradford – 10 points in 5 games since being acquired from Barrie
Peterborough Petes
Clark
Seymour – drafted in by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 5th round in 2012
Nicholas
Ritchie – NHL draft eligible 2014, 7th on NHL Central Scouting’s midterm
rankings
Eric Cornell
– NHL draft eligible 2014, 23rd on NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings
Greg Betzold
– NHL draft eligible 2014
Overagers
Ottawa 67’s: Ryan Van
Stralen, Philippe Trudeau
Peterborough Petes: Clark
Seymour, Andrew D'Agostini, Nelson Armstrong
Leadership Squad
Ottawa
67’s: Taylor Fielding (A), Ryan Van
Stralen (A), Joesph Blandisi (A)
Peterborough
Connor Boland (C), Nelson Armstrong (A), Clark Seymour (A), Nick Ritchie (A)
Potential Scratches
Ottawa 67's: Mike
Vlajkov, Taylor Davis
Peterborough Petes:
*follow us
on twitter (@msconduct or @A_Quevillon) for game day scratches
Peterborough Petes
Who's Gone?
Nick Czinder
– graduated from OHL
Brett
Findlay – graduated from OHL
Derek
Mathers – Philadelphia Flyers system
Peter
Ceresnak – New York Rangers system
Steven
Trojanovic – recently traded to the Guelph Storm
Matej
Paulovic – released from the team
Cody
Thompson – reassigned to the North York Canadians
Steven
Trojanovic – traded to the Guelph Storm
*Stephen
Pierog – traded to the Guelph Storm
*Chase
Hatcher – released from team
*Michael Giugovaz
– traded to the Belleville Bulls
Who's New?
Matt Spencer
– 1st round pick 2013 OHL Priority Selection
Mitchell
Webb – 2nd round pick 2013 OHL Priority Selection
Cameron
Lizotte – 2nd round pick 2013 OHL Priority Selection
Anthony
Stefano – 5th round pick 2013 OHL Priority Selection
Steven
Lorentz – 12th round pick 2013 OHL Priority Selection
*Hunter
Garlent – acquired from the Guelph Storm
*Josh
MacDonald – acquired from the Barrie Colts
*Jason Da
Silva – acquired from the Belleville Bulls
Ottawa Connections
Clark
Seymour – native of Brockville, ON
Eric
Cornell – native of Kemptville, ON, played with the Kemptville in the CCHL
Jody
Hull – played for the Ottawa Senators
Josh
MacDonald – teammates with Erik Bradford in Barrie this season
So Far This Season…
2013-14 Head-To-Head Stats
Record: 4-0-0-0 for Ottawa (2-0-0-2 for Peterborough)
Combined score:
22-9 for
Ottawa
Past game preview:
Oct 6/13 Peterborough Petes @Ottawa 67’s
Dec
18/13 Peterborough Petes @Ottawa 67’s
Past game reviews:
Oct 6/13 3-2 67’s shootout win in Ottawa
Oct 24/13 8-1 67’s win in Peterborough
Nov 2/13 8-4 67’s
win in Peterborough
Dec
18/13 3-2 67’s shootout win in
Ottawa
Top scorers
Ottawa 67's
*Joseph
Blandisi – 3 goals, 5 assists in 4 games
Travis Konecny
– 2 goals, 6 assists in 4 games
Ryan Van
Stralen – 4 goals, 2 assists in 4 games
Brett
Gustavsen – 3 goals, 3 assist in 4 games
Peterborough Petes
Stephen
Nosad – 1 goal, 3 assists in 3 games
Steven
Lorentz – 2 goals, 0 assists in 3 games
Michael
Clarke/Josh Maguire/Clark Seymour – 1 goal, 1 assist in 4 games
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