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Spirit Unable to Hold off Rangers in Game 4, See Season Come to an End
April 2, 2026 - Saginaw, Mich. - The Saginaw Spirit hosted the Kitchener Rangers at the Dow Event Center on Thursday night for Game 4 of the OHL playoffs. Facing a 3-0 deficit headed into the game, the Spirit's season was on the line in a must-win Game 4. The Rangers would rally for four goals straight in the first two periods, and despite a late second-period goal from Dima Zhilkin, the Kitchener Rangers would eliminate Saginaw in a 5-1 Game 4 win.
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Game Preview: Saginaw Spirit (8) vs Kitchener Rangers (1) - Game 4
April 2, 2026 - Saginaw, Mich. - The Saginaw Spirit (0-3) host the Kitchener Rangers (3-0) for Game 4 of their opening round playoff series on Thursday night at the Dow Event Center. The Spirit need a victory in order to continue their playoff run in 2026 as they trail the Rangers 3-0 in the series.
Tonight's Game:
Puck drop is at 7:05 pm.
Broadcast:
Radio: 100.5 FM WSGW, WSGW.com
TV: FloHockey
Series So Far (KIT leads 3-0):
The Rangers took Game 1 and Game 2 at home, with Sam O'Reilly scor... Full StoryMore from the Ontario Hockey League
Shurygin Stops 50 in Game 3 OT Loss to Rangers
March 31, 2026 - Saginaw, Mich. - The Saginaw Spirit hosted the Kitchener Rangers for Game 3 three of the OHL playoffs after trailing 2-0 in the series. The Rangers would open the scoring in the first after a slap shot from Matthew Andonovski, but the Spirit would rally behind James Guo's first goal of the series. After a back-and-forth game between the two clubs, the Rangers would win 4-3 in overtime to take a 3-0 series lead.
The Kitchener Rangers opened the scoring early in the first period, with Matthew A... Full StoryMore from the Ontario Hockey League
Game Preview: Saginaw Spirit (8) vs Kitchener Rangers (1) - Game 3
March 31, 2026 - Saginaw, Mich. - The Saginaw Spirit (0-2) host the Kitchener Rangers (2-0) for Game 3 of their opening round playoffs series on March 31st, 2026, at the Dow Event Center. The Spirit look to respond after dropping the first two games in Kitchener over the weekend.
Tonight's Game:
Puck drop is at 7:05pm.
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Broadcast:
Radio: 100.5 FM WSGW, WSGW.com
TV: FloHockey Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network
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| April 2 | OHL | Kitchener 5 at Saginaw 1 (Playoff Gm. 4) | Final |
| March 31 | OHL | Kitchener 4 at Saginaw 3 (Playoff Gm. 3) | Final (OT) |
| March 29 | OHL | Saginaw 0 at Kitchener 4 (Playoff Gm. 2) | Final |
| March 27 | OHL | Saginaw 4 at Kitchener 6 (Playoff Gm. 1) | Final |
| March 21 | OHL | Sarnia 4 at Saginaw 3 | Final (OT) |
| March 20 | OHL | Saginaw 1 at Soo 5 | Final |
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Saginaw Sports Headlines
- Kitchener Rangers moving on after sweeping Saginaw Spirit - OHL Waterloo Record (April 3)
- Saginaw Spirit strikes gold with free agent find - OHL Waterloo Record (April 1)
- Luca Romanoââ¬â¢s OT goal give Rangers a stranglehold on Spirit - OHL Waterloo Record (April 1)
- Kitchener Rangers suffocate Spirit, take 2-0 series lead - OHL Waterloo Record (March 30)
- Rangers survive scare, rally to win Game 1 against Spirit - OHL Waterloo Record (March 28)
- Sarnia Sting end OHL season on three-game winning streak - OHL Sarnia Observer (March 22)
- Rangers take on Spirit in first round of the playoffs - OHL Waterloo Record (March 22)
- Greyhounds cash in on major penalty, pull away from Spirit - OHL Soo Today (March 21)
- Live Blog: Soo Greyhounds vs. Saginaw Spirit - OHL Soo Today (March 21)
- Saginaw capitalizes on mistakes as Greyhounds drop key points - OHL Soo Today (March 19)
- Live Blog: Soo Greyhounds at Saginaw Spirit - OHL Soo Today (March 19)
- Sarnia Sting coach blasts 'classless' Saginaw Spirit - OHL Sarnia Observer (March 16)
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