(Saginaw, MI) The Saginaw Spirit lost a close battle to the Windsor Spitfires 4-3
Saturday night, moving their record to 1-1 with 2 points for the season. The Spirit opened the game with a goal, as defenseman T.J. Brodie and goalie Edward Pasquale fed the puck to winger Jason McDonough, who knocked it in at 3:41 in the first period. Brodie contributed his efforts toward another goal, receiving assists from centers Barry Sanderson and Tyler Murovich to notch a powerplay goal at 17:06 in the first period. Defenseman Ryan Ellis scored for the Spitfires at the end of the first period with a powerplay goal at 19:12. Assists came from wingers Taylor Hall and Greg Nemisz.
Nemisz notched a powerplay goal for the Spitfires at 6:39 of the second period, moving the score to a tie, 2-2. Wingers Taylor Hall and Austin Watson assisted on the play. The Spirit answered back as winger Jordan Szwarz made a quick pass to winger Chris Chappell who found the net at 15:50 in the second period. Shortly after, Spitfire winger Taylor Hall scored a goal at 17:30, with assists credited to center Andrew Yogan and winger Austin Watson. The period ended in a tie, 3-3.
Windsor pulled ahead at end of the third period with a goal from winger Justin Shugg at 16:03. Assists came from wingers Jacob Lalonde and James Woodcroft, putting Windsor ahead with a final score of 3-4.
Spirit netminder Edward Pasquale earned 34 saves for the game and Spitfires goalie Andrew Engelage finished with 22 saves.
For a complete game sheet, please visit www.ontariohockeyleague.com
The Spirit will be on the road for the next game, traveling to Sarnia to take on the Sting. The puck drops at 7 PM on Friday, September 26 at the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre. The team will return to the Dow Event Center on Saturday, October 4 to take on the Sudbury Wolves at 7:11 PM.
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