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London,
ON – For the third time this season, the Sarnia
Sting would send a game into overtime but fall short
in the shootout, as Sarnia came from behind against
London in a 3-2 loss.
Sarnia
originally started the game with the lead, as Ludvig
Rensfeldt score three minutes into the game for the
1-0 Sarnia lead. But the Knights would respond in
the later half of the period, as Andreas Athanasiou
would score his 4th of the season to tie the game,
and Dane Fox would put the Knights ahead with his
8th of the year, as London lead 2-1 after two
periods.
In the
second, Sarnia would put 17 shots on net looking to
tie the game, but it wouldn't be till the final shot
that they achieved the goal. Taylor Carnevale would
put home the goal with three seconds remaining in
the period, as the top two teams in the Western
Confernce looked toward the third period to gain the
two points.
But the
third period would solve nothing despite 17 shots on
net combined, and overtime would also solve nothing,
so a shootout was needed.
London
would shoot first and Dane Fox would be stopped. But
after Nail Yakupov failed on his attempt, Seth
Griffith would score to put the Knights ahead. Reid
Boucher would also miss for the Sting, allowed Matt
Rupert to seal the game with his goal, as London
takes it in a shootout 3-2.
Brandon
Maxwell got the start in the game, making 39 saves
in the loss.
Sarnia's
road weekend ended with a 2-0-1 record, picking five
of a possible six points and still remain in first
place with 25 points, five points ahead of Sault
Ste. Marie.
Sarnia
will return home for two games next week, Friday
against Windsor and Saturday against Guelph.
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