OHL Saginaw Spirit

Solid Effort Sparks Spirit to 4-1 Win in Guelph

December 11, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release


SAGINAW, MI - On Friday night, the Saginaw Spirit traveled to Guelph, Ontario to take on the Storm for the second time this season. The Spirit used a three-goal second period to propel themselves to a 4-1 win over the Guelph Storm.

The Spirit got the scoring started at 4:32 of the first period when Dylan Sadowy finished off a give-and-go play with Artem Artemov. Marcus Crawford also assisted on the play. The period ended with the Spirit leading the Storm by the same 1-0 score.

At 9:13 of the second period, Chase Stewart scored his first OHL goal on a point shot past Guelph goaltender Michael Guigovaz. Markus Niemelainen and Brady Gilmour assisted on the play. Just 34 seconds later, Mike Davies deposited his fifth tally of the season on a rebound in the slot. Chase Stewart picked up his second point of the night on the assist at 9:47. Matthew Hotchkiss got Guelph on the board at 11:52 of the period on a three-on-two rush. Garrett McFadden and Luke Burghardt assisted on the play. The Spirit answered at 18:15 on Artem Artemov's 10th goal of the season. Artemov took a pass from Kris Bennett and roofed the shot on Giugovaz. The Spirit took a 4-1 lead into the third period.

The Spirit clamped down defensively on the Storm in the third period. Guelph had eight power play opportunities, but had no luck against the Spirit penalty killers. The Spirit held on to win their fourth out of their last five games by a final score of 4-1. The Spirit outshot the Storm 37-34.  

Applebee's Three Stars of the Game:

Chase Stewart (GWG, A) - SAG

Artem Artemov (G, A) - SAG

Garrett McFadden (A, +1) - GUE

The Spirit head to Oshawa on Sunday Evening to take on the Generals. Joey Battaino and Dennis Desrosiers have the call at 5:50pm on FM Talk and Sports 100.5 WSGW. The Spirit return home to face their I-75 Divide Cup Rival Flint Firebirds on Wednesday, December 16th. For tickets, call (989) 497-7747 or visit www.saginawspirit.com.

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