A Look Ahead vs Storm

Early Season Series vs Storm

League Record So far; 5 – 0 – 3, 10pts

Friday night is Hockey Night in Cardiff and it is the 4th meeting in as many weeks vs visitors Manchester Storm, so we should expect some sparks and physical play as it has shaped up to be an early rivalry series on the dawn of the calendar season.

The previous games has seen the good guys take a 2-1 lead, with the loss from the first game since the tragic event in Sheffield, which visitors Storm took advantage of their chances and skated home to Lancashire with the points.

This game would conclude all home league game vs the visitors, so far there has been no clear home advantage, as both sides have lost on home ice, with 13 goals scored in total.

The losing team has only conceded one so far, which makes an early estimate that when a team adds a 2nd marker, this could stack in their favour for a win. The game average to win is 3.3 to 1.

Currently, Devils lead the goals 8-5 and have just romped home from a 7 zip shutout win on the road vs Glasgow Clan.

Hot Form

Brandon Alderson is the talk of the town since arriving to play for the home team, currently at a 2pts per game pace, with 8 in the league from 4GP, putting up a goal a game. We should expect to see this trend continue as he is currently on a 7 game points streak, with 11 overall.

Net Battle

Ben Bowns is having arguably his best run as a Devils goalie yet, with an impressive GAA (1.89 overall) and SV% (93.85 overall). He currently sits third in the league behind Evan Weninger, with the slightest of %’s separating them (0.19%).

This will be where the game is won.

A victory for the home team will leap frog above their opponents, with only 1 point separating them at this stage.

Early Points Leaders

Going into this weekend and before the Conti Cup trip, here is a look at the early points leaders for November.

(Picture above, Tyler Busch, voted October MVP via X/Twitter https://x.com/hockeysteve8719/status/1721884878286074051?s=20)

Brandon Alderson – 5pts (2G, 3A)

Tyler Busch – 4pts (3G, 1A)

Evan Mosey – 2pts (1G, 1A)

Cody Donaghey – 2pts (1G, 1A)

Cole Ully – 2pts (2A)

Trevor Cox – 2pts (2A)

Players with 1 point – Crawford, Waller, Davies, Rymsha

Cold Streak

Cole Sanford is still on his noticeable cold streak in league action, with no points in 8 games. Will this finally be snapped tonight to sign off on a high for the weekend, going into Conti Cup action? So far in Challenge Cup, he is 6pts from 6GP.