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Erie Otters Vs. London Knights February 15, 2017

Wednesday February 15, 2017
Erie Insurance Center, Erie PA
Erie Otters (39-10-3, 1st in Western Conference)
 Vs.
London Knights (36-9-7, 3rd in Western Conference)

This is one of the best rivalry matchups in the OHL, as Erie always seems to be the regular season powerhouse team but London manages to do much better in the playoffs. Thanks to Erie’s victory on Saturday 2/11 both Erie and London have both qualified for the playoffs.

Skaters in the spotlight:

Erie:
Alex DeBrincat (Chicago 2016 2nd round pick, 39th overall)
-       302 total points in his three years with the team
-       Leads the OHL in points (97), goals (46), 3rd in assists (51)
-       21 points behind fellow teammate Dylan Strome for all time Erie points leader

Dylan Strome (Arizona 2015 1st round pick, 3rd overall)
-       All time points leader for the Otters (323)
-       13 goals, 31 assists in only 19 games since being returned from Arizona
-       Scored the game winning shootout goal in Erie’s last game against Windsor

London:
Clif Pu ( Buffalo 2016 3rd round pick, 69th overall)
-       London’s leadng point scorer (7th in the league) with 68
-       108 total points over 4 seasons in the league
-       2 goals in last game (5-2 victory over Kitchener)

JJ Piccinich (Maples Leafs 2014 4th round pick, 103rd overall)
-       Captain for London
-       121 points over 2 seasons in the league
-       39th overall in the league in goals (20)

Goalie Mismatch:
-       Otters starting goaltender Troy Timpano has been out for over two weeks with an “Illness”, After Sunday’s game Otters Coach said that he is recovering nicely and will start skating with the team today but will not be ready for the game on Wednesday.
-      
     Joseph Murcado (2.50 goals against average, .901 save percentage) will be making his 13th appearance for the Otters

Tyler Parsons (USA Goalie for world Juniors)
-       London’s #1 goalie ranks 3rd in the OHL with a 2.25 GAA and a .926 Save %
-       Parsons was a key part in Team USA’s gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Montreal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Y2J6EKDtw

Last Time these two teams met Erie managed a comeback from being down 2-0 early in the first period to eventually win 5-3 off a game winning goal by Dylan Strome with 40 seconds to go in the game, Darren Raddysh scored an empty netter with 1 second left in the game as well.

Where to get tickets:
Either at the box office of the Insurance Center or online at http://www.erieevents.com

Attendance and Score prediction:

4,500 Fans witness a 5-4 Otters Victory

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