Rangers Lose to the Spitfires, 7-1

Published on January 6, 2019 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kitchener Rangers News Release

Kitchener Rangers RW Greg Meireles
(Kitchener Rangers)

Greg Meireles was the lone goalscorer for the Rangers, scoring his 17th of the season. Luke Richardson took the loss, stopping 21 of 28 shots.

-

FULL GAME REPORT

Windsor opened the scoring at 7:52 of the first period on a Daniel D'Amico powerplay goal (16) with the assists coming from Cole Purboo and Tyler Angle.

Just a minute later, Jean-Luc Foudy (2) drove wide and walked in to put the puck past Richardson to give the Spitfires a 2-0 lead at 8:52. Assists were awarded to Kyle McDonald and Louka Henault.

After 20 minutes, the Rangers led in shots 12-10.

At 6:30 of the second period, Mathew MacDougall (9) scored on cross-ice feed from Luke Boka. Jordan Frasca also had an assist on the goal, to extend their lead to 3-0.

Nathan Staios (2) buried the rebound at 15:15 to give the Spitfires a 4-0 lead. Foudy earned his second point of the day with the assist. Will Cuylle also assisted the goal.

Windsor tallied their fifth of the matinee, on a MacDougall feed to Boka (5) for his second point of the game at 19:36.

The period would end with the Spitfires outshooting the Rangers, 24-16.

Greg Meireles scored his 17th of the season on the powerplay, at 2:50 of the third making it 5-1. Riley Damiani and Joseph Garreffa were helpers on the goal.

A former member of the Kitchener Rangers, Chase Campbell, scored his sixth of the year on a nice setup from Staios and McDonald at 5:13.

The Rangers were unable to capitalize on a McDonald high-sticking penalty.

Windsor extended their lead at 12:41 of the third, on a tip from Tyler Angle (11) off a low shot by Louka Henault making it 7-1.

The final shots on goal were 28-27 for Windsor.

The Rangers next home game is on Friday, January 11 at 7:30 pm versus the Guelph Storm. The next road game for Kitchener is on Wednesday, January 9 at 7:00 pm versus the Owen Sound Attack.

Tickets still available for all regular season home games. Purchase yours in person at the Activa Box Office at The Aud or Centre in the Square Box Office, by phone (519) 578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977, or online.

Kitchener Rangers RW Greg Meireles

Ontario Hockey League Stories from January 6, 2019

• Petes Sink Steelheads to Close out Weekend - Peterborough Petes
• Coyotes Prospect Prosvetov Stellar in 54-Save Shutout of Sudbury - Saginaw Spirit
• Battalion Downs Guelph - North Bay Battalion
• Otters Edge Sting in OT - Sarnia Sting
• The QEW Rivalry Goes to a Shoot out - Bulldogs Lose 6-5 - Brantford Bulldogs
• Maksimovich Beats OT Clock, Otters Win 4-3 - Erie Otters
• Steelheads Topped by Petes, 7-4 - Brampton Steelheads
• Fronts Fall 3-2 to Colts in Nail Biter - Kingston Frontenacs
• Bianconi, Kolyachonok Record First-Career Goals Sunday - Flint Firebirds
• 67's Close out Winning Weekend with 7-4 Victory over Generals - Ottawa 67's
• Pekar Leads Colts to 3-2 Win over Frontenacs - Barrie Colts
• IceDogs Win K-9 Cup in Come from Behind Shoot-Out Win - Niagara IceDogs
• Rangers Lose to the Spitfires, 7-1 - Kitchener Rangers
• Preview: Spirit Faceoff against Wolves Winners of Five Straight Games - Saginaw Spirit
• Attack Wins Via Shootout - North Bay Battalion

The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Kitchener Rangers Stories

• Kitchener Rangers and Sun Life Raise over $12,500 for Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health
• Valentini Scores Twice to Help Team Canada Earn Second Win in as Many Days
• Schaubel and Valentini Named to Canada's Hlinka Gretzky Cup Roster
• Rangers Sign Goaltender Christian Kirsch to Standard Player Agreement
• Rangers Announce Roster Updates