Sarnia Sting Hang on For Victory
FEBRUARY 14, 2015
By DAVE PAUL
The outcome of Saturday night's
Sting game was in doubt right up
until the final buzzer, but, in
the end, Sarnia held on for a
5-4 win over the Niagara IceDogs
in OHL action at RBC Centre.
The Sting scored first, but then
fell behind 2-1 early in the
second period. But a late second
period goal, followed by a
three-goal splurge early in the
third gave Sarnia what seemed to
be a commanding 5-2 lead heading
into the final half-period of
the game.
However, the talented IceDogs
began to apply steady pressure
and narrowed the Sting lead to
5-3 at 12:16 of the third and
5-4 at 18:03, with their goalie
pulled for the extra attacker.
They continued to take the game
to the Sting over the final two
minutes, but Sarnia was able to
cling to the one-goal lead to
the end.
The Sarnia attack was lead by
Jordan Kyrou with two goals and
Nikita Korostolev with a goal
and two assists. Kyrou, along
with fellow rookie linemates
Troy Lajeunesse and Anthony
Salinitri, provided a spark for
the Sting throughout the game
with their energetic play and
effective forechecking.
Noah Bushnell and Jakob Chychrun
also scored for Sarnia.
Justin Fazio made 30 saves for
the win. Sarnia was outshot
34-31 -- including 12-5 in the
third period.
The victory was a crucial one
for Sarnia which entered play on
Saturday night with only two
wins in its last 11 games.
Injuries have certainly played a
role in the Sting's slide (and
they once again played with only
16 skaters on Saturday night).
Post Game Interview with Trevor
Letowski
And while the regular season is
starting to wind down (Sarnia
has 14 games remaining after
Saturday), playoff seeding is
starting to take shape.
Sarnia now sits seventh in the
Western Conference standings
and, if the season ended today,
would face a very difficult
first round match-up against
Erie.
Next action for Sarnia is
holiday Monday afternoon when
Anthony DeAngelo makes his
return to Sarnia as a member of
the first-place Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds. Game time is 2:05
p.m.
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