Yakupov was
skating
across the
ice in Owen
Sounds end
when he was
hit hard by
the Attacks
captain
Michael
Halmo.
Yakupov
suffered
cuts and
abrasions to
his face,
but
additional
injuries
have yet to
be told.
He did not
return to
the game.
Halmo was
given a
five-minute
charging and
a five
minute major
for fighting
along with
an automatic
game
misconduct.
Up to the
point of the
hit the
Sting were
leading 1 -
0 as Brett
Thompson had
scored the
first goal.
After the
hit Thompson
scored his
second goal
his
thirtieth of
the year to
give Sarnia
the 2 - 0
lead.
In the third
period
Sarnia went
on and
scored two
power play
goals the
first by
Ryan Spooner
and the
final goal
by Ludvig
Rensfeldt.
JP Anderson
earned his
third shut
out for the
season,
Jordan
Binnington
took the
loss for the
Attack.
Sarnia
outshot Owen
Sound 37 -
23.
The Sting
are back in
action
Sunday when
they travel
to Windsor
for an
afternoon
game.
