Chris Clegg
NPHL.com Writer
A Tale of Two Cites was the theme last week. I never picked a single game right against the spread Thursday and Friday, going 0-3, but rebounded with three correct picks Saturday to split the week. David Temple, former NPHL linesman and avid NPHL fan, sets the lines.
High Prairie at Dawson Creek [Sat., Dec. 15]
LINE: Dawson Creek by 7 1/2
It’s the best in the league vs the worst when the teams collide in the BC city. The season series concludes with this game, DC having won in HP 5-3 on Nov. 24. As you would expect, DC dominates the stats over winless HP [[0-8-1-1]. DC ranks first or second and HP sixth or seventh in the league in these categories: PP, PK, shots on goal for, shots on goal against, team records when scoring first, best record when allowing the first goal, leading after the first and second periods, trailing after the first period, goals scored in the second period, goals allowed in the third period, and best goals for and against in the second and third periods. Hence the monstrous line! However, although DC is 7-1 they do not blow teams away. They have outscored their opponents by only 14 goals as of Dec. 6, and no win has been by more than four goals including the 5-3 win in HP. HP has also lost their last three games by only four goals leading into play this week. I’ll go with recent stats. DC to win but HP with the goals.
The Season Series
1. Sat., Nov. 24 – Dawson Creek 5 at High Prairie 3
2. Sat., Dec. 15 – High Prairie at Dawson Creek
The Stats Pack
[Ranking in Parenthesis]
Category High Prairie Dawson CreekRecord 0-8-1-1 [4-East] 7-1-0-0 [1-West]
Power Play 8-39, 20.51% [7] 13-38, 34.21% [2]
Penalty Kill 18-55, 67.27% [7] 8-33, 75.76% [2]
Shots For 33.30 per game [6] 43.75 per game [2]
Shots Vs 41.40 per game [6] 35.63 per game [2]
Shots Diff -81 [6] +65 [3]
PIM For 25.20 per game [4] 18.25 per game [2]
PIM Vs 21.30 per game [3] 22.13 per game [4]
PIM Diff -39 [6] +31 [4]
Scoring 1st 50.00% [T2] 50.00% [T2]
Record Scoring 1st Goal 0-5 [7] 4-0 [1]
Record Allow 1st Goal 0-5 [7] 3-1 [2]
Lead After 1 Period 0-4 [7] 3-0 [2]
Trail After 1 Period 0-6 [7] 1-1 [T2]
Lead After 2 Periods 0-0 [7] 7-0 [1]
Trail After 2 Periods 0-10 [7] 0-1 [T3]
Goals Scored in 1st 1.60 per game [3] 1.38 per game [T5]
Goals Scored in 2nd 1.20 per game [7] 2.38 per game [2]
Goals Scored in 3rd 1.50 per game [T5] 1.50 per game [T5]
Goals Allowed in 1st 2.00 per game [7] 1.38 per game [3]
Goals Allowed in 2nd 3.70 per game [7] 1.25 per game [3]
Goals Allowed in 3rd 2.40 per game [6] 1.00 per game [1]
Goal Diff in 1 -4 [6] 0 [4]
Goal Diff in 2 -25 [7] +9 [T2]
Goal Diff in 3 -9 [7] +4 [2]
Come From Behind Wins 0.00% [7] 37.50% [2]
Blown Leads 60.00% [7] 0.00% [1]
Team Stick Fouls 4.90 PIM/Game [6] 3.63 PIM/Game [3]LAST WEEK’S RECORD STRAIGHT-UP: 3-3
LAST WEEK’S RECORD AGAINST THE LINE: 3-3
SEASON RECORD STRAIGHT-UP: 22-10
SEASON RECORD AGAINST THE LINE: 21-11