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Sting Win in Windsor
December 29, 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS
Written by Carl
Chimenti
Hayden Hodgson
scored two goals, including the
game winner at 4:33 of the third
period, to lead the Sarnia Sting
to a 6-3 win over the Windsor
Spitfires at the WFCU Centre on
Monday night.
Matt Mistele had a goal and two
assists while Jordan Kyrou and
Nikita Korostelev had a goal and
an assist each. Sasha Chmelevski
also tallied once. Troy
Lajeunesse added a pair of
assists in the win for Sarnia,
who extended their winning
streak to four games.
Windsor’s scoring came from
three different players as Cole
Carter, Mikhail Sergachev and
Logan Stanley found the back of
the net.
Kaden Fulcher made his second
start of the season for Sarnia
and played well, stopping 33 of
36 shots, picking up his second
win in the month of December.
Fulcher was the first star of
the game. Garret Hughson had 15
saves on 20 shots for the
Spitfires.
The win pulled Sarnia to within
four points of the top spot in
the West Division.
Sarnia jumped out to an early
first period lead, as Korostelev
let a shot from the slot that
beat Hughson top shelf.
Lajeunesse and Chychrun, were
both credited with the assists.
The goal came at 5:38.
Windsor, scored the equalizer
less than three minutes later on
a power play goal from Cole
Carter. Carter showed patience
with the puck as he beat Fulcher
who was out of position, after
making the initial save. Aaron
Luchuk and Christiano DiGiacinto
drew the helpers.
The Sting wasted no time in
retaking the lead; just 38
second later Kyrou netted his
seventh of the year from the
slot with the assists going to
Lajeunesse and Mistele.
Hodgson scored an early goal at
2:05, on a tip in, his fourth of
the season. The goal went under
review because it appeared that
Hodgson deflected the puck with
a high stick, but after further
review the goal was allowed.
Jeff King had the lone assist.
It seemed that both teams were
in a mood for an offensive
showing, as Sergachev got the
Spitfires back to within a goal
at the 6:41 mark of the 2nd
period. It was the second power
play goal for the Spitfires in
the game. Following the goal
Sarnia and Windsor went back to
a more checking style and the
second period ended with Sarnia
holding the advangtage, 3-2.
For the second time in the game
Windsor was able to pull even
with the Sting, as Logan Stanley
scored an unassisted goal to tie
the game at 3-3.
Sarnia came right back with not
one, but two quick goals to
restore their two goal lead.
Hodgson scored the tie breaker
after receiving a pass from
Kyrou, with the Sting on the
power play. It was Hodgson's
second of the night and fifth of
the year. Mistele, added his
second assist on the goal, which
came at 4:33.
Rookie Sasha Chmelevski
continued his fine play with his
8th goal of the season,
unassisted at 7:39, to put the
Sting up 5-3.
Mistele, wrapped up the scoring
with an empty net goal at 18:53,
with Korostelev and Anthony
Salinitri drawing the assists.
Sting
Notebook:
- This was
the second regular season
meeting between the two
teams. Windsor shut-out
Sarnia 3-0 at the SSEC,
December 11th.
- Both
teams managed to score with
the man advantage tonight,
as Sarnia was 1/3 and
Windsor 2/5, on the power
play.
- Sarnia
swept the three star
selection, in order -
Fulcher, Kyrou and Hodgson.
- The Sting
will travel to London on New
Year’s Eve for their annual
home and home meeting with
the London Knights. Sarnia
will play the back end of
the series at home on
January 2nd (7:05 puck drop)
at the SSEC.
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