It is just three games tonight in the Elite League, but 20 December has seen 27 fixtures played across EIHL history.
Home teams have won 13 of those games, with 12 victories for visiting sides. Two others ended in ties as they were Challenge Cup playoff fixtures. Coventry, who are in action tonight, were involved in one of the date’s highest-scoring games when they won 9-7 in Hull in 2008. Three games on this date have been settled by penalty shots, and four were decided in overtime. The only shutout recorded on 20 December came in 2018 when Cardiff blanked Milton Keynes.
In 23 league meetings between Guildford and Coventry, the Flames hold a narrow 13-10 advantage. Nine of those games have gone beyond 60 minutes.
Cardiff Devils have hosted Sheffield Steelers 71 times in league play. Cardiff have won 45 of those meetings, with 25 victories for the Steelers and one tie back in 2004. In league fixtures only, the Devils have won the last six straight at home against Sheffield.
Fife Flyers’ home league record against Glasgow shows 44 meetings, with Fife winning 21 and the Clan 23. Both teams average close to three goals per game in the fixture.
Photo: Ollie Birth
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