
Plymouth Whalers Shoot Down Windsor, 5-0, on Saturday
March 1, 2014 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Plymouth Whalers News Release
PLYMOUTH - The Plymouth Whalers received two goals and an assist from Francesco Vilardi and a goal and two assists from Matt Mistele en route to a 5-0 victory over the Windsor Spitfires in an Ontario Hockey League game played Saturday before 2,985 at Compuware Arena.
Besides Vilardi's pair (11-12) and Mistele's single goal (15), the Whalers also got goals from Ryan Hartman (23) and Brook Hiddink (2). Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 Windsor shots to record his first shutout of the season and third in his career.
Plymouth improves to 25-30-0-7 and remains in the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference playoff race. The Whalers are ten points ahead of Kitchener with seven games remaining for both teams.
Windsor is 36-23-3-0 and is locked in fifth place in the Western Conference playoff race.
The Whalers led, 2-0 after one period and 3-0 after forty minutes.
Plymouth hits the road for its next two games, playing in Erie on Wednesday (6:45 pm, 88.1FM WSDP) and Niagara on Thursday (6:45 pm, 88.1FM WSDP). The Whalers next home game is Sunday, Mar. 9 against Saginaw at 2 pm at Compuware Arena.
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