Barons Game 9 Preview; The Dog Pound

Away: Oklahoma City Barons (3-4-1); Last game: 5-2 Loss vs. Toronto
Home: Hamilton Bulldogs (2-1-2); Last game: 4-3 SO Loss vs. Manitoba

Quick News and Notes
-This is the first of two meetings between the two teams.
-The Barons will be playing their third game in three days, while the Bulldogs had yesterday off.
-This is the second game of five on the Barons road trip.
-Liam Reddox and Linus Omark scored the two Barons goals yesterday.
-Reddox is riding a 4 game goal scoring streak and a 5 game point scoring streak with 6 points(4G, 2A) in those games.
-Omark is riding a 5 game point scoring streak as well with 7 points(3G, 4A) in those games.
-No one on the Barons has above a 0 rating in +/-. Brad Moran is the only player to have played all 8 games and have a 0 rating.
-The Barons outscored their opponents 15-5 during their win streak. They have been outscored 9-3 in their last two losses.
-The Barons have been outscored 19-6 in their losses.
-The Barons are 8 for 48 on the PP(16.7%), and 36 for 38 on the PK(94.7%).
-The Barons have killed off their last 31 PKs.
-The Bulldogs are 7 for 21 on the PP(33.3%), and 22 for 27 on the PK(81.5%).

Players to watch
OKC: Reddox and Omark have been the only two producing for the Barons. Hartikainen has been trying, but hasn't been able to put any points on the board.
HAM: Defensemen Yannick Weber(7) leads the Bulldogs with 9 points(5G, 4A) in 5 games. Center Ben Maxwell(19) is second with 8 points(3G, 5A).

After having a game on Friday night, leaving at 4 AM yesterday, catching a couple flights, and then getting stuck in traffic in Toronto, you could tell the Barons were tired. Hopefully with a little more rest, the Barons are able to get back in the groove today. The Barons get a couple nights off after today's game before they take on the Wolves on Wednesday. The game will be shown on CBC in Canada and on the NHL Network in the US. Puck drop is at 1PM EDT/Noon CDT. The game will also be broadcast on 96.1 KXY if you're unable to be by a television, or aren't able to get NHL Network or CBC (like me). If you're in the OKC area, there will be a watch party at the Buffalo Wild Wings at I-40 and Sooner Rd, which is where I will be. As always, you can follow myself(@AHLBarons) and Scott(@OilFieldHockey) as we tweet during the game.

-Written by Eric Rodgers-