Sarnia vs Saginaw Preview (Feb. 18/19)

The Sarnia Sting look to snap their four-game losing streak with a win today against the Saginaw Spirit on Family Day.

The Sting are 23-27-5-2 this season, and are in seventh place in a tightly-packed bottom of the Western Conference. The Spirit are 36-15-2-2, and have recently clinched a playoff spot. They are currently third in the Western Conference.

These teams have met up four times this season, and have split the season series thus far with two wins each.

As mentioned before, the Sting have lost their previous four games to Guelph, Kitchener, and twice to Windsor. Their last win came on February eighth against Guelph.

On Saturday, Saginaw lost to Oshawa, but won six straight games before that, against Owen Sound, London, Windsor, and thrice against Flint. They made some big trades at the deadline that helped them clinch a playoff spot, including acquiring Ryan McLeod and Owen Tippett from the Mississauga Steelheads.

Scoring Leaders: Sarnia Sting

1. Hugo Leufvenius: 31 goals, 32 assists, 63 points

2. Ryan McGregor: 19 goals, 40 assists, 59 points

3. Franco Sproviero: 17 goals, 34 assists, 51 points

4. Jacob Perreault: 27 goals, 22 assists, 49 points

5. Mitch Eliot: 15 goals, 29 assists, 44 points

Scoring Leaders: Saginaw Spirit

1. Cole Coskey: 31 goals, 32 assists, 63 points

2. Bode Wilde: 14 goals, 43 assists, 57 points

3. Ryan McLeod: 17 goals, 37 assists, 54 points

4. Cole Perfetti: 24 goals, 29 assists, 53 points

5. Owen Tippett: 28 goals, 24 assists, 52 points

Puck drop is set for 2:05pm at the Progressive Auto Sales Arena.