Brampton marches to 3-2 shootout victory over Plymouth

Published on November 19, 2005 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Plymouth Whalers News Release


PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP - The third time tonight was not a charm on Saturday night for the Plymouth Whalers.

For the third straight Saturday night, the Plymouth Whalers battled the opposition to a 2-2 draw through 65 minutes. The Whalers won the last two Saturday nights by identical 3-2 shootout victories - Nov. 5 against Toronto and Nov. 12 against London. But tonight, the Brampton Battalion marched home with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Whalers in an Ontario Hockey League game played before a season-high crowd of 3,724 at the Compuware Sports Arena.

Howie Martin's shootout goal on Brampton's third shot a give the Battalion a 2-0 lead and the victory after the Whalers did not score on their two shots.

The game was tied or never more than a one-goal differential the entire way. Brampton's Wojtek Wolski (8th of the season) and Plymouth's Gino Pisellini (5th) traded first period goals and the Whalers' Tom Sestito (4th) and the Battalion's Luke Lynes (14th) traded goals in the second period.

The goaltenders took over the rest of the way through the third period and in the overtime. Plymouth's Ryan Nie stopped 38 of 40 Brampton shots and Brampton's Daren Machesney stopped 36 of 38 Plymouth shots through 65 minutes of play.

Wolski scored Brampton's first goal in the shootout and then Martin sealed the victory.

With the loss, Plymouth (now 12-7-1-2) falls into second place in the OHL West Division with 27 points, one point behind Saginaw (now 14-7-0-0), who defeated Kingston, 5-2, on Saturday night.

Plymouth is off until next Wednesday night when they host the Sarnia Sting at 7:30 pm (7:30 pm, Comcast Local). Tickets are available by calling the Compuware Sports Arena box office at (734) 453-8400. The Whalers then play in Sault Ste. Marie next Friday before returning home next Saturday to host Peterborough (17-2-1-0) - currently the hottest team in the OHL with a 12-game winning streak.

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