By Dave Paul
The Sarnia Sting
started strongly and
never let up as they
beat the Plymouth
Whalers, 5-2, in OHL
action at RBC
Centre, Friday
night.
The Sting opened the
scoring just 2:33
into the game and
had built a 3-1 lead
by the end of the
first period.
They outscored the
Whalers 2-1 in the
second period before
the teams skated to
a scoreless third,
in front of a loud,
Silver
Stick-bolstered
crowd of 3,345.
Though the Whalers
did threaten at
times, the Sting
controlled the play
throughout most of
the contest and
final shots on goal
reflected that with
the Sting
outshooting
Plymouth, 46-31.
The win marked the
sixth consecutive
game that the Sting
have recorded points
(4-0-0-2) and that
streak has moved the
Sting into a
fourth-place tie
with Guelph in the
Western Conference
standings. Both
teams have 49
points.
By contrast, the
Whalers are last in
the conference with
29 points.
Davis Brown opened
the scoring for the
Sting while Jordan
Kyrou made it 2-0
with a power play
goal at 8:27.
The Whalers' Connor
Chatham cut the
Sting lead to 2-1,
shortly thereafter.
But Anthony
Salinitri
re-established the
two-goal lead late
in the period,
scoring from in
close for his first
goal as a member of
the Sting.
Alex Nedeljkovic was
replaced in the
Plymouth goal by
Zack Bowman to start
the second period.
He was beaten twice
in the stanza, by
Alex Renaud at the
eight minute mark
and by Jakob
Chychrun, who
threaded a slap shot
from the point
through a crowd for
a power play goal at
14:03.
Connor Sills
finished the scoring
by beating Taylor
Dupuis to make it
5-2 in the final
minute of the
second.
The Sting will be
back in action on
Sunday, as they
travel to London to
face the Knights.
