What: Erie Otters (20-18-2-0) at Owen Sound Attack (15-16-5-3)
When: Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: J.D. McArthur Arena – Owen Sound, Ontario
On the air: WFNN-AM/1330, www.ottershockey.com (live stream)
Players to watch: Erie – LW Brandon Biggers (14 goals, 24 assists, 38 points), C Ryan O’Reilly (7-31-38), C/RW Justin Hodgman (18-19-37), C/LW Andrew Yogan (17-9-26), G Jaroslav Janus (14-14-2-0, 3.24 goals-against average, .906 save percentage, 2 shutouts); Owen Sound – C Joey Hishon (21-25-46, 8 power-play goals, 3 short-handed goals), LW Mike Lomas (19-16-35, 10 PPG), RW Andrew Wilkins (10-22-32), C Marcus Carroll (12-16-28), D David Kolomatis (8-14-22, 5 PPG)
Fast facts: Erie – The Otters’ six-game winning streak ended with a 6-3 home loss vs. London on Wednesday. … They are tied with Sarnia for fifth in the Western Conference, four points ahead of Plymouth and Owen Sound. … The Otters have won two straight on the road and are 8-11-0-0 overall, one win away from matching their combined total from the past two seasons (9-55-2-2). … Janus could play his first game since leading Slovakia to fourth place in the IIHF World Junior Championship. He lost four straight (3.51 GAA, .916 save pct.) before leaving for the tournament. … O’Reilly has a season-high, six-game point streak (three goals, 11 points) – one shy of equaling his career high, set last season. … Hodgman has seven goals and nine points in his past seven games. … C Zack Torquato has nine points in the past nine games, but only two goals. … Yogan has points in three straight games (four goals, five points). He has 12 goals (including two hat tricks) and 18 points in 20 games since being acquired from Windsor on Nov. 7. … The Otters trail 2-1 in the six-game season series, including a 4-1 road loss on Oct. 18 – their seventh straight loss in Owen Sound (last win – 2-1 in OT on March 1, 2006). Owen Sound – Hishon has a career-high, nine-game point streak (six goals, 13 points). He ranks among the OHL’s top 15 in goals, short-handed goals and points. … Wilkins is just outside the top 20 in goals. … Lomas is tied for the league lead in power-play goals. … The Attack are on pace to surpass last season’s win total (20). … They have lost three straight and six of the past 10 games. … They have lost four straight at home, including 6-5 in OT vs. Guelph on Wednesday. … C Steven Shipley (9-9-18) and D Keevin Cutting (1-10-11) were Otters C/LW Greg McKegg’s teammates on the Ontario club that won gold at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge last weekend. … RW Grant McGee (8-7-15) suffered an apparent lower-body injury vs. Guelph, according to the Attack’s Web site.
Up next: vs. Niagara (Jan. 16, 7 p.m.), vs. Sarnia (Jan. 17, 7 p.m.)