Ottawa 67's Vs. London Knights February 20, 2017

Monday February 20, 2017

TD Place, Ottawa Ontario

Ottawa 67’s* (20-29-6, 8^th in Eastern Conference)

 Vs.

London Knights (36-11-7, 3^rd in Western Conference)

 

                                                             Claus Anderson-Getty Images 

This is game is a story of teams going in two different directions in the standings. London (6-4-0 last 10 games) is in the middle of a two game losing streak, but that does not take away from their stellar regular season that has them clinching a playoff spot over a month before the season ends. Ottawa (2-7-1 last 10 games) is in the middle of a 6 game losing streak and is in danger of missing out on the playoffs baring a huge end of season push.

Skaters in the spotlight:

Ottawa:

Chris Martenet (Dallas Stars 2015 4^th round pick, #103 overall)

-       - Acquired from London at the OHL trade deadline (http://www.ottawasun.com/2017/01/09/ottawa-67s-acquire-big-defenceman-chris-martenet-from-london-knights)

-       - 1 goal 5 assists with a +10 rating in 27 games with the Knights

-       - 2 goals 3 assists with a -6 rating in 15 games in Ottawa since the trade

Artur Tyanulin (Ottawa (OHL) 2016 1^st round pick, #7 overall)

-      -  21 year old Right Winger from Kazan, Russia

-       - 20 goals 45 assists in 54 games this season

-       - 20 points (5 goals 15 assists) ahead of the next highest scorer on his team

London:

Max Jones (Anaheim Ducks 2016 1^st round pick,  #24 overall)

-       - 14 goals 26 assists with a +26 rating in 29 games played this season

-       - 169 points over the past two years with the Knights

-       - Son of former NHLer Brad Jones (Winnipeg Jets, LA Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers)

Mitchell Stephens (Tampa Bay Lighting 2015 2nd round pick, #33 overall)

-      -  Traded from Saginaw to London at the deadline (http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2017/01/09/peterborough-native-mitchell-stephens-traded-by-saginaw-spirit-to-the-london-knights)

-       - 11 goals 17 assists in 22 games as captain of the Saginaw Spirit

-       - 8 goals 8 assists in 16 games since the trade with London

Goalie Matchup:

Ottawa:

Leo Lazarev (Ottawa (OHL) 2014 2^nd round pick, #24 overall)

-       - 33 games played, 4.30 goals against average and a .876 save %

London:

Tyler Johnson (Plymouth (OHL) 2014 7^th round pick, #127 overall)

-       - 23 games played, 3.34 goals against average and a .895 save %

Last time these two teams met London beat Ottawa 7-2 in front of 9,036 fans. Both Max Jones and Mitchell Stephens finished with +2 ratings in the victory.

Where to get tickets:

Either at the box office of TD Place or Online at  https://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?groupCode=OTTAWA67&linkID=ottawa67&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode

Attendance and Score prediction:

3,500 Fans witness a 6-1 Knights Victory

*Ottawa was give the nickname "67's" in reference to Canada's centennial year