Erie at Brampton
BRAMPTON (Interstat) — The Erie Otters will look to build on their most recent win when they visit the Brampton Steelheads in a minor league hockey game on Sunday at CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario.
Erie enters with a 6-7 record and is coming off a 5-2 home win over Niagara on Saturday. Michael Dec led the Otters in that game with three goals and four shots on goal, while Mclean Agrette added three assists and two shots and Broden McArthur contributed two assists and eight shots. Dec has been productive across his recent appearances, including a three-goal, four-shot effort against Niagara and a one-goal, one-assist game at Niagara. He also recorded two assists and 12 shots at London and a goal and three assists at Kingston. Dec had a goal and five shots against Barrie, four shots against Ottawa and five shots at Peterborough. Erie’s recent results include an overtime loss at Niagara, a loss to London, a loss to Soo, a win over Barrie, a loss to Ottawa, a shootout win at London, a win at Kingston and losses at Ottawa and Peterborough. Erie’s record includes wins over Niagara, Barrie, London and Kingston.
Brampton enters with a 2-10 record and is coming off a 4-2 win at Brantford on Saturday. Mason Roy had three assists in that victory, Kieran Witkowski scored once and recorded three shots, and Lucas DeMiglio added a goal and two shots. Witkowski is the player to watch for the Steelheads. His recent appearances include a goal and three shots at Brantford, two shots against Brantford, one shot against Kingston and one shot against Ottawa. He also had one shot against Kingston. Brampton’s most recent home result was an 8-2 loss to Brantford, and the Steelheads also dropped home games to Ottawa and Kingston this season. Brampton has recent wins over Kingston and Brantford, but also has dropped games to Brantford, Ottawa, Kingston, Saginaw, Sudbury, Soo, North Bay and Niagara this season.
The Otters and Steelheads will meet at CAA Centre, where Brampton will be the home team. Erie will be the visiting team. The game is part of the minor league hockey schedule and is set for Sunday. Erie will continue its schedule with games at Windsor and Sarnia, while Brampton is scheduled to visit Ottawa and host Oshawa in its next two games.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Erie 2, Brampton 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects Brampton with a 51.2 percent probability to win. The over/under for this game is 6.5.