Firebirds Fall in Kingston 3-0 Friday
Published on October 28, 2016 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release
Firebirds Fall in Kingston 3-0 Friday
(Flint Firebirds, Credit: Amanda Ray/Flint Firebirds Hockey Club)
Kingston, Ont. - The Flint Firebirds dropped a 3-0 decision to the Kingston Frontenacs before more than 3,300 fans at the Rogers K-Rock Centre Friday night.
The Frontenacs struck first as rookie Linus Nyman scored his sixth goal of the season on the power-play. Eemeli Rasanen gathered a pass on the blue-line and fed the puck to Stephen Desrocher (Toronto Maple Leafs) at the left circle in the Firebirds' zone. Desrocher skated in and dished a pass to Nyman at the right circle, who promptly fired a wrist-shot top-shelf, past Flint's Connor Hicks to earn Kingston a 1-0 lead with 8:23 remaining in the first frame.
Kingston added a second goal just as time expired in the first period when Liam Murray scored his first goal of the season after he ripped a slap-shot from the left-point. Murray found the back of the net with .2 seconds remaining in the first period to make the score 2-0. The Firebirds trailed by two goals after 20 minutes of play, but were outshooting the Frontenacs 8-3.
Desrocher put Kingston up by three with his third goal of the season on the power-play after he fired a rebound into the net 3:27 into the second period. Warren Foegele (Carolina Hurricanes) took a shot from the right-point that hit a skate in slot and bounced to an open Desrocher on the left-side of the net who shot the puck past Connor Hicks to earn the Frontenacs a 3-0 lead. Despite Hicks not having a chance on the save after the deflection, Kingston scored three-goals on four shots.
Flint's Fedor Gordeev almost netted his second goal in a Firebirds' uniform as time expired in the the third period but after a lengthy review, the goal was disallowed.
Flint outshot the Frontenacs 22-19. Kingston was two-for-four on the power-play, while the Firebirds were scoreless on three attempts. Hicks made 16 saves on 19 shots.
The Firebirds wrap-up their three-game Eastern road trip when they face off against the Ottawa 67's on Sunday, Oct. 30. Puck drop is set for 2 p.m. at the TD Place Arena (capacity 9,500).
Sunday afternoon's game will be broadcast live around the world online on the Sports Xtra 1330 Radio app here ef71f30&mc_eid[UNIQID]) . Pregame coverage with Dominic Hennig will begin 30 minutes prior to puck drop at 1:30 p.m. Additionally, the game will be televised live in Ottawa on channel 22 / 510 (HD) for Rogers TV cable subscribers and throughout the province of Ontario on the OHL Action Pak on channel 461 for cable TV subscribers. Fans can also watch the game live online at www.ohllive.com (http://ohl.neulion.com/ohl/?mc_cidd40ef71f30&mc_eid[UNIQID]) or on the OHL Live App.
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