Memorial Cup Game 3 - Zone Entries

Game three of the Mem Cup featured the host London Knights and the WHL Champs the Edmonton Oil Kings. Last game I noticed the Oil Kings had a significant amount of carry-ins, leading to success in the possession game. This game went as expect as the best two possession teams essentially tied in shots with Edmonton slightly edged London 43-40. The high shot totals for both teams were due to the fact both teams carried the puck into the zone and were able to create shots off of those rushes, as you can see in the chart below.

	Zone Entries
	London	Edmonton
Dump-Ins	19	21
Success Rate	16%	29%
Carry-Ins	34	38
Success Rate	62%	53%
Other	10	8
Success Rate	40%	25%

Edmonton won the game 5-2 but as you can see from the chart London was the better team. They created more shot attempts off of their carry-ins. Much like with Edmonton last game sometimes you just don't get the bounces and have a low PDO.

London is very close to elimination and need some help from Val d'Or tonight if they hope to keep their season alive. If Guelph wins tonight they will clinch a bye into the finals and London will be eliminated.