Tonight: Storm and Steelers looking for perfect weekend

Photo: Mark Ferris

Manchester and Sheffield go into Sunday evening's clashes looking for a four-point weekend when they take on Glasgow and Fife respectively.

1730 Manchester Storm vs. Glasgow Clan (Tickets | Webcast)
Manchester return home from Dundee with their seven-game losing streak over and looking for their first four-point since mid-November.

Storm came from three down in Dundee to force the tie late on and take the extra point in a shootout, their first win since New Year's Day. The victory kept them from falling behind in the playoff chase, important as Ryan Finnerty's side have played more games than the teams around them.

Clan earned a point in a tight overtime loss to Guildford to stay two points clear of the playoff trapdoor. Despite starting later than other teams, Clan have stayed consistent at .500 hockey and currently have 24 points from as many games.  They have an unusual start in that the tea has never lost if it's scored at least three goals in a game - the problem for Malcolm Cameron's team is that they only average 2.54 per game.

The sides have split their meetings at the Storm Shelter so far this season, although Clan lead the overall series 3-1 in 2021/22.

1800 Fife Flyers vs. Sheffield Steelers (Tickets | Webcast)
It's bottom vs. top at the Fife Ice Arena on Sunday night, but if Saturday is anything to go by then the result is far from guaranteed.

Fife restricted the Steelers to just three goals in Sheffield, the final one being on the empty net, and with a late goal could have tied the game. The 3-1 loss, however, sent them nine points adrift at the foot of the table.

Tonight's game is the Flyers third in as many nights. They started in Cardiff with only four defenseman, but ended in Sheffield with just three.

The Steelers have quietly gone two unbeaten since losing their nine-game streak in Dundee last weekend, and the potential to end this week with six points would be an excellent response from the league leaders. With Cardiff not playing today, they can also end the week two points clear at the top.