photos by
Metcalfe
Photography
Goaltender Justin Fazio is on a roll, posting his second straight
shut-out
following
A 7-0 white
wash last
Saturday
night over
the Guelph
Storm. A
crowd of
2,783 looked
on with
approval as
Sarnia Sting
beat the
Owen Sound
Attack 1-0
at the
Sarnia
Sports and
Entertainment
Centre,
Fazio stopped 25 shots as he recorded his 11th win of the season
and his
third
shutout. He
was named
the game's
first star.
Not to be out done, Michael McNiven played very well in net for the
Owen Sound
Attack. He
stopped all
but one of
the 31 shots
directed at
him. He
could not be
faulted for
the only
goal he
allowed and
for his
effort was
selected as
the second
star.
Jeff King scored the only goal of the game for the Sting. Troy
Lajeunesse
and Pavel
Zacha drew
the helpers
on the goal,
which capped
off a pretty
three way
passing play
at 4:07 of
the second
period with
the Sting
on the man
advantage.
It was
King’s
second goal
of the
season and
he was voted
the second
star.
The win puts Sarnia in sole possession of 5th place in the Western
Conference
standings
with a
record of
11-7-2-0.
The
win broke a
dead lock
between the
two clubs
who came
into the
contest tied
with 24
points.
Sarnia
continues to
hold down
second place
in the
Western
Division
behind the
front
runner,
Windsor
Spitfires.
With all the rage in hockey about the nets getting bigger, the two
teams proved
you don’t
need a lot
of goals to
garner
excitement.
The game was
played at a
brisk pace
and with
only seven
minor
penalties,
was
completed in
less than
two hours.
Both goaltenders had their moments, coming up with big saves and
keeping
their team
in the hunt
for a win.
The first period was dominated by the Sting as the ice was tilted
in the
Attack end.
Sarnia out
shot Owen
Sound 11-5,
but the game
was
scoreless
through the
first twenty
minutes.
The second period was more of the same as Sarnia had the better of
the shot
totals -
15-7 and
managed to
get one by
McNiven.
Sting Notes:
The Sarnia Sting return to action on Saturday night against the
Niagara
IceDogs.
Puck drop is
slated for
7:05.
Tickets can
be purchased
online
at
www.sarniasting.com
or by
visiting the
SSEC Box
Office.
