Second Period Woes Sink Spirit in 7-3 Loss to Sudbury
Published on February 12, 2016 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release
SUDBURY, ONT. - On Friday night, the Saginaw Spirit headed to the Sudbury Community Arena to face off against the Sudbury Wolves in their final meeting of the season. Sudbury swept the two-game season series, as the Spirit fell to the Wolves by a score of 7-3.
The Wolves jumped to one-goal lead early in the contest as Ryan Valentini opened the scoring at 1:43 of the first period. The Spirit battled back shortly after as Mitchell Stephens buried his 12th goal of the season on the Spirit's first shot of the night, tying the game at one goal apiece. Will Petschenig picked up the lone assist on the play. Just 22 seconds later, the Wolves regained their one-goal lead thanks to Brady Pataki's fifth goal of the year at 4:04 of the first period. The 2-1 lead for the Sudbury Wolves held for the remainder of the period. Shots in the first period favored the Sudbury Wolves, 16-9.
A wild second period, kept the Wolves in the lead but left the Spirit ferociously battling back moments before the period came to a close. The Spirit had thought that they had tied things up early in the second period, but the goal was waved off due to a supposed fight that was brewing at center ice just before the play. After the misunderstanding, the Wolves notched three consecutive goals by Alan Lyszczarcyk, Mikkel Aagaard and Danny Desrochers respectively. Saginaw's Evan Cormier was summoned to the bench, as Cameron Zanussi suited up to relieve Cormier of his goaltending duties. Despite the four-goal deficit, Saginaw's Matt Kreis kept the Spirit alive as he beat Troy Timpano top-shelf on his 15th goal of the year at 17:49 of the second period. Mitchell Stephens registered his second tally of the night on a three-on-two rush at 18:51, putting the Spirit within two-goals of the Wolves. After the smoke from the second period battled cleared, the Wolves found themselves on top of the Spirit by a score 5-3. Saginaw outshot Sudbury 19-16 in the middle frame.
The Sudbury Wolves notched two more insurance goals in the third period en route to a 7-3 win over the Saginaw Spirit. Reagan O'Grady recorded his first career OHL goal in the third period, while Michael Pazzetta capped off the game's scoring at 12:32 of the final frame. Final shots in Friday night's contest favored the Saginaw Spirit, 41-37.
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