Erie at Sarnia
SARNIA, Ontario (Interstat) — The Erie Otters will visit the Sarnia Sting on Friday in a minor league hockey game at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, Ontario.
Erie enters with a 7-7 record. Sarnia is 6-9. The Otters are coming off a 5-2 win at Brampton in their most recent game. Mclean Agrette had two goals and two assists with three shots on goal, Michael Dec had two goals and one assist with four shots on goal, and Ulysses Lombardi added one assist and two shots on goal. Agrette is the Erie player to watch. Over his past 10 games, he has five goals and nine assists with 31 shots on goal. He had two goals and two assists in the win at Brampton after recording three assists in a 4-1 win against Niagara. He also had two assists at Niagara, one goal and six shots on goal at London, five shots on goal against London, three shots on goal against Barrie, four shots on goal against Ottawa, and one goal and two assists in an 8-6 win at Kingston.
Sarnia most recently fell 4-3 at Owen Sound. Cameron Aucoin scored once and had one shot on goal, Jonas Gulbrandsen had one goal and two penalty minutes, and Carter Chadwick scored once. Aucoin is the Sarnia player to watch. Over his past eight games, he has one goal and seven assists. He had two assists and four shots on goal at London, one assist and three shots on goal against London, and one assist and three shots on goal against Guelph. He also had two shots on goal at Saginaw, one assist and two penalty minutes against Oshawa, one assist and seven penalty minutes at Oshawa, and one assist and one shot on goal at Barrie.
Erie’s other recent results include a 5-2 home win against Niagara, a 4-3 overtime loss at Niagara, a 7-1 home loss to London, a 3-1 home loss to Soo and a 3-2 home win against Barrie. Sarnia’s other recent results include a 6-4 loss at London, a 6-4 home win against London, a 7-4 loss at Saginaw, a 9-2 home loss to Saginaw and a 5-2 home loss to Guelph.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Sarnia 3, Erie 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Sarnia a 54 percent probability to win. The over/under for the game is 6.5.