Sarnia vs Soo Preview (Feb. 24/19)

The Sarnia Sting take on the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds this afternoon while they look for their second win in a row. These teams played on Tuesday, and the Greyhounds won 6-2.

The Sting have won two out of their past five games. They took down North Bay 6-2 on Friday. Sarnia is seventh in the Western Conference with a 25-28-5-2 record.

The Greyhounds lost to Kitchener on Friday, but they had won three consecutive games before that. They have a 38-13-6-1 record this year, and are second in the Western Conference. If the standings do not change for the remaining ten games or so, then this would be a first-round match up.

Leading Scorers: Sarnia Sting

1. Hugo Leufvenius: 34 goals, 36 assists, 70 points

2. Ryan McGregor: 22 goals, 43 assists, 65 points

3. Franco Sproviero: 20 goals, 35 assists, 55 points

4. Jacob Perreault: 27 goals, 24 assists, 51 points

5. Mitch Eliot: 15 goals, 33 assists, 48 points

Jacob Perreault is the first Sarnia Sting rookie to score 50 points in a season since Nikolay Goldobin in the 2012-13 season.

Leading Scorers: Soo Greyhounds

1. Morgan Frost: 36 goals, 64 assists, 100 points

2. Mac Hollowell: 22 goals, 47 assists, 69 points

3. Keeghan Howdeshell: 39 goals, 29 assists, 68 points

4. Barrett Hayton: 22 goals, 38 assists, 60 points

5. Cole MacKay: 25 goals, 29 assists, 54 points

This is Frost's second consecutive 100-point season. He had 112 points last season. He also leads the OHL in points this season.

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