IceDogs Drop 4-1 Decision to Sudbury
Published on January 31, 2013 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Niagara IceDogs News Release
The Niagara IceDogs fell to the Sudbury Wolves by a score of 4-1 at the Gatorade Garden City Complex.
The first twenty minutes of play was full hard hits and offensive pressure. The Sudbury Wolves struck first and netted two quick goals to give the Wolves a 2-0 advantage. Late in the period, IceDog Ryan Strome fought hard and was rewarded when he found the back of the net to cut the Wolves lead to one at 2-1. Assisted by Luke Mercer and Jesse Graham, the goal marked Strome's 25th of the year. The IceDogs outshot Sudbury 11-10 in the first period.
The second period saw Sudbury starting off on the power play and the Wolves netted their third goal barely a minute into the period. As play resumed, both teams upped their physicality but the score would remain 3-1 moving into the third period. The shots in the second period favoured Niagara 10-9.
In the final period, the IceDogs fought hard but were unable to find the back of the net. Sudbury would add an empty netter at the end of the period to make the final score 4-1. The finally shot tally was 32-25 for the IceDogs.
The IceDogs will get right back at it tomorrow night when they travel to Erie tomorrow night to take on the Otters and then are right back home on Saturday at 7pm against the Mississauga Steelheads. Tickets for this and all IceDogs home games are still available at all IceDogs ticketing locations.
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