12th/13th March Weekend Preview

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Saturday 13th March: Sheffield Steelers (5th) v Excel Hull Stingrays (8th) @ Sheffield Arena F/O 7pm
Sunday 14th March: Excel Hull Stingrays (8th) v Newcastle Vipers (7th) @ Hull Arena F/O 6pm

Form
Stingrays: L L W L W
Sheffield: W W W W L
Newcastle: L W L L L


Last 3 Meetings
v Sheffield
24/01/10 2-5 W A
21/02/10 3-2 W H
28/02/10 6-2 L A

 v Newcastle
20/02/10 5-4 L A
06/03/10 1-7 W A
10/03/10 3-2 W H

Season Series
v Sheffield: 2-4, 4 points, 13GF, 23GA
v Newcastle: 4-3, 9 points, 27 GF, 21 GA

Players to Watch
Stingrays: George Halkidis (42GP 6+15 30PIM)
Sheffield: Matt Hubbauer (41GP 22+19 91PIM)
Newcastle: Brent Hughes (13GP 5+8 14PIM)

Between the Pipes
Stingrays: Martins Raitums (18GP 3.9GAA 89.7sv.%)
Newcastle: Michel Robinson (39GP 3.8GAA 90.7sv.%)
Sheffield: Andrew Verner (44GP 2.77GAA 90.0sv.%)

Absentees
Stingrays: Aivars Gasins (broken hand)
Newcastle: Full Strength
Sheffield: Rod Sarich (broken foot)

Predictions
Sheffield 2-3 Stingrays
Stingrays 4-1 Newcastle