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Sarnia, ON
- With six different players hitting the score sheet
tonight, the Sarnia Sting defeated the Windsor
Spitfires 6-2 Friday night at the RBC Centre to open
their weekend games.
It only
took a minute for Taylor Carnevale to get the Sting
on the board in the first period, as the former
Spitfire scored his 4th of the season, getting an
assist from newly acquired Sting forward Brett
Thompson. Craig Duinick would also get his first as
a member of the Sting three minutes later to put the
Sting up 2-0.
Windsor
would get one back as Saverio Posa cut the lead in
half, but Alex Basso would get a wrist shot over
John Cullen to restore the two goal lead after the
first period.
In the
second, Windsor would again bring it back to a one
goal game as Alexander Khokhlachev got the final
goal of the night for the Spitfires. From there the
Sting would go on to score three more times. Craig
Hottot would get seventh of the season to make it a
4-2 game after the second period.
Brett
Thompson would score his first goal as a member of
the Sting, while Charlie Sarault would add a late
powerplay goal to round out the scoring in the 6-2
final.
Brandon
Hope got the start for the Sting, stopping 20 shots
in only his second win of the season.
Nathan
Chairlitti picked up two assists and was a +3 on the
night, while Brett Ritchie also picked up two
helpers. Sarnia outshot the Spitfires 41-22,
allowing only 13 shots in the final two periods
combined.
With the
win the Sting remain in first in the West Division,
five points up on Sault Ste. Marie. Sarnia is now
12-2-3 on the season, and have got at least a point
in their last six games, going 4-0-2 in that
stretch.
Sarnia is
back in action at home Saturday, as they take on the
Guelph Storm.
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