Sarnia Sting Lost in Shootout
December 20, 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS
Courtesy of
Sarnia Sting
After coming off of a 6-1 win in
Mississauga Friday night, The
Sarnia Sting travelled to Erie
for a matchup with the Otters.
The Otters were victorious 3-2
in a shootout.
Looking to win the last game
before the Christmas break, the
Sting came into Erie with the
offense looking sharp with Alex
Black scoring in the first 2
minutes of the game. The Sting
lead the shot category after the
first after holding Erie without
a shot until the halfway point
of the period. The Sting outshot
the Otters 15-5 in what was an
offensive onslaught by the
Sting. Matt Mistele tallied a
goal of his own in the first
period. It was an aggressive
first period as the 2 teams
exchanged hits throughout
looking for 2 points heading
into the Christmas break.
It was a scoreless second period
but the 2 teams did not hold
back on the physical aspect.
Each team both exchanged scoring
chances throughout the period
but both goalies remained sharp.
The Otters scored the lone goal
in the third period to tie the
game. The In the extra overtime
frame, the Sting maintained
offensive pressure having a
power play chance along with a
great amount of shots but could
not put one passed Devin
Williams.
TJ Fergus scored the winning
goal in the shootout. Matt
Mistele scored the lone goal for
the Sting in the shootout as
Korostelev, Chychrun, and
Salinitri missed.
Justin Fazio made 24 saves on 26
shots and was the backbone of
the team making the big saves on
the penalty kill, while Devin
Williams made 34 saves on 36
shots and was named 1st star of
the game. Both teams failed to
record a power play goal as both
teams finished 0/3 on the night.
Sting Notebook:
-
The Sting are back in action
on December 28th when they
take on the Spitfires Monday
night, and square off
against London on New Years
Eve.
-
The Sting are back home
January 2nd for the first
game of 2016 when the London
Knights are in town for a
rival matchup.