Three Power-Play Goals Lift Spirit over Firebirds
October 28, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release
Flint Firebirds Battle the Saginaw Spirit
(Flint Firebirds)
Saginaw, Mich. - Special teams played a critical role in Saginaw's victory over the Firebirds at the Dow Event Center on Wednesday Morning. The Spirit scored three power-play goals en route to a 5-3 win on home ice.
Alex Di Carlo scored his first career Ontario Hockey League (OHL) goal 1:16 into the contest. Francesco Vilardi won the offensive zone face-off draw back to Di Carlo at the point who rifled the puck into the back of the goal to earn the Firebirds a 1-0 lead early into the game.
The Spirit would tie the contest at 4:55 of the first period as Jesse Barwell would put home a rebound between the legs of Nedeljkovic from the left-wing circle.
Saginaw's Tye Felhaber scored the Spirit's first power-play goal of the morning on a rebound from the right side of the net at 11:21 of the opening frame.
2:49 later, Mathieu Henderson headmanned the puck to Dane Johnstone at the Saginaw blue line, who sniped the puck over the left shoulder of the Spirit's Evan Cormier to the game 2-2.
Just past the midway point of the second period, Matt Kreis would find an opening from the left circle, scoring the eventual game-winning goal on the power-play. Then, at 14:54, DiTomaso found Petschenig, from the point at the bottom of the right circle. Petschenig passed the puck in front of the Firebirds' net where Artemov redirected the disc into the cage to give Saginaw a two-goal lead and their third power-play goal of the night.
Early in the third period, a bouncing puck in the Flint zone would lead to a spin-o-ramma back-handed goal off Kreis' stick from the bottom of the right circle.
Ryan Moore scored the final goal of the game with 1:41 remaining in the contest to bring the Firebirds within two goals when he blasted a puck into the goal from the top of the left circle. The Spirit held on for their first victory over the Flint Firebirds this season. Flint currently leads the season series 2-1.
Flint returns back to action tomorrow evening as the Firebirds will take on the Windsor Spitfires at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ont. Puck drop is slated for 7:05 p.m. (ET) in the first meeting between the two teams this season. The game will be broadcast live on Cogeco TV Channel 11 in Windsor and across the province of Ontario on the OHL Action Pak on channel 436. In addition, the game can be heard live in Flint and mid-Michigan on 1330 AM WTRX Sports Radio with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Spend your Halloween afternoon in a fun, safe and dry environment with the Flint Firebirds Hockey Club. The Firebirds return home to the Dort Federal Event Center on Saturday, October 31 for the only matinée game of the season. Puck drop is scheduled for 2 p.m. (ET) against the Owen Sound Attack and special Halloween festivities are slated for the contest.
In lieu of the pregame party, there will be several fun promotions on tap for the Flint Firebirds game vs. the Attack. Adults and kids are encouraged to dress up for the costume contest and on-ice costume parade in the first intermission, trick-or-treating throughout the arena, a Scooby Doo Bounce House and other fun promotions will take place during the duration of the game. Children (12 and under) that are wearing a costume will receive free admission to the game if accompanied by a paying adult. (Limited to one child ticket per adult)
Tickets are $12 - Bronze, $15 - Silver and $19 - Gold and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or by visiting the Dort Federal Event Center Box Office Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. or by phone at (810) 744-0580.
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