WEEK 29 of the 2024/25 Elite Ice Hockey League season and the Flyers start of with a home game against the Guildford Flames before heading south on Sunday to take on the Coventry Blaze
SATURDAY MARCH 22nd FIFE FLYERS v GUILDFORD FLAMES @ FIFE ICE ARENA – FACE OFF 7.15pm
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The Flyers and Flames last met earlier this month and the Flames wrapped up their home doubleheader that weekend with a narrow 2-3 loss against the Belfast Giants who broke their 5 game winless streak. Last weekend the Flames visited the Sheffield Steelers and held the lead with the opening goal before they were pegged back with alate home goal before the Steelers took the win with only 9 seconds remaining in overtime. The Flames winless run was extended to three games when they then hosted the Dundee Stars last Sunday with the Tayside team fighting for their post season life. The game was all square going into the last 20 minutes before the visitors took the lead and eventually ran out 4-2 winners. The Flames visit to Fife is the first of three straight games on the road as they visit the Belfast Giants the following night and then have another trip back to Scotland in midweek to face the Glasgow Clan.
Last League Visit from Flames
Overall Home League Record Against Flames
P 19 W 8 L 11 F 55 A 61
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The Flames will be looking to complete a clean sweep against the Flyers this season having won their previous five matches and outscoring Fife 26-7 in the process.
This would be the first time ever that the Flames have held the Flyers winless in any season.
A Flames win will equal their best sequence of results in Kirkcaldy in the Elite League Era of three straight wins.
The Flames remain the only active team in the EIHL to not have a hat trick scorers against the Flyers.
The Flames Lewis Hook has goals in the last three meetings with the Flyers.
Ethan Strang is the Flames top scorer against the Flyers this season with 5 goals whilst Michael Cichy leads the way for the Flyers in these games with 4 goals and is the scorer of the Flyers only hattrick this season against the Flames.
13 different Flames players have found the net against the Flyers this season with 4 different Flyers on target in the games played so far.
The Flames average goals per game scored of 3.10 is 4th fewest across all EIHL competitions this season, the Flyers have fewest with 2.14 per game.
The Flames also have conceded the 4th most goals this season with an average per game of 3.29 with the Flyers average last at 5.25.
Only the Flyers with 26.80 average fewer shots on goal per game than the Flames with 31.79 across all EIHL competitions this season.
SUNDAY MARCH 23rd COVENTRY BLAZE v FIFE FLYERS @ SKYDOME ARENA – FACE OFF 5.30pm
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The Flyers also met the Blaze earlier this month and like the Flames this was the last win for the Midlands side who also have a three game losing streak coming into the weekend. Following their visit to Fife the Blaze remained on the road with a trip to Manchester and a narrow odd goal in seven defeat to the Storm who turned the game on its head with three unanswered goals in the final period. The next night in Glasgow io twa another one goal loss and this time it was the Blaze with a strong final period but after being down 5-1 they fell short as they lost 5-4. To complete three games in three nights the Blaze hosted the Manchester Storm last Sunday and after holding a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period the Storm scored three unanswered goals the rest of the way to take the points. Ahead of hosting the Flyers the Blaze are just up the road on Saturday night as they visit the Dundee Ice Arena.
Last League Visit to Blaze
Overall League Away Record Against Blaze
P 31 W 9 L 22 F 77 A 133
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The Blaze have won all five meetings between the teams this season and so will be looking to sweep the Flyers for the first time ever in the EIHL.
A Blaze win will also give them their best sequence of 6 consecutive wins against the Flyers in the EIHL era.
The Flyers have been outscored 8-27 in the games against the Blaze this season.
13 different Blaze players have found the net against the Flyers this season with 6 different Flyers finding the net in the five games.
Chase Gresock with 6 goals has top scored for the Blaze against the Flyers so far this season whilst Michael Cichy leads for the Flyers with 3 goals.
On special teams the Blaze are 7 for 15 and the Flyers 4 for 19 on the power play in the games between them this season.
The Blaze have scored 8 shorthanded goals across all EIHL competitions this season which is second most behind the Glasgow Clan.
The Blaze have been involved in 14 games beyond regulation which leads all teams.
The Blaze with 48 have scored the most power play goals across all EIHL competitions this season.
