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STORM WATCH: Some Spirit at the Sleeman Centre tonight

Both the Guelph Storm and Saginaw Spirit are jostling for playoff position as the regular season enters the final two weeks
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Zayne Parekh waits for the puck drop.

The Game: Guelph Storm vs. Saginaw Spirit, Sleeman Centre, 7:30 p.m.

Guelph: 29-27-5-1 (6th in Western Conference)

Saginaw: 46-15-1-1 (2nd in Western Conference)

Season Series: Saginaw 3-0; Guelph 0-3

Past 10 Games: Guelph 3-6-1-0; Saginaw 8-1-1-0

Leaders: Guelph: G-Braeden Bowman (33), A-Jett Luchanko (48), P-Luchanko (68); Saginaw: G-Owen Beck (33), A-Zayne Parekh (56), P-Parekh (87)

Playoff picture: Saginaw has five games remaining and is two points back of first place London. Could still finish first, second or third in the Western Conference; Guelph is tied for sixth with Owen Sound and could finish anywhere from fifth to eighth. Guelph has a game in hand on Erie and Flint and two games in hand on Owen Sound.

Stat Fact: Saginaw's Michael Misa has 68 points but has a plus/minus of only plus 3.

Who's Hot: Owen Beck has at least one point in 15 straight games, 25 points in total.

Up Next: Guelph hosts Kitchener Sunday afternoon then plays at Kitchener Tuesday.

Notes: Saginaw has outscored Guelph 16-4 in their three meetings this season ... Guelph is on pace to score 202 goals this season, the lowest total since 2016-17, when it also scored 202. The year before they had 156 ... Saginaw has just one more 2004-born player than Guelph ... Andrew Oke is 13th in the league in save percentage, Brayden Gillespie is ninth ... Guelph has lost five times in overtime this season, tied for most in the conference. Mississauga and Brantford have each lost eight times in overtime ... Saginaw's power play is ranked third, Guelph's 14th ... Saginaw's penalty kill is ranked second, Guelph's 10th.


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