By DAVE PAUL
The Sarnia
Sting
wrapped up
the home
portion of
their
2014-15
season
schedule,
Friday
night, with
a convincing
7-2 win over
the Windsor
Spitfires.
The Sting
(who
clinched 7th
place in the
Western
Conference
with the
win) had
built a 7-0
lead after
two periods
--
thoroughly
outplaying
the
Spitfires,
who will
miss the
playoffs
this season
-- before
seeing the
Spitfires
rebound a
bit in the
third to
mess up
Taylor
Dupuis'
shutout bid.
Sarnia
scored early
and often in
the first
period
against the
shell-shocked
Spitfires,
with Noah
Bushnell and
Patrick
White both
reaching
double
figures in
goals for
the season
-- each
scoring
their 10th
of the year.
Jordan Kyrou
scored his
13th and
Hayden
Hodgson
added his
21st of the
year.
That chased
Windsor
starter
Brendan
Johnston
from the
goal. He was
replaced by
Alex Fotinos,
who played
the final 45
minutes of
the game.
The Sting
continued to
fly in the
second
period with
Nikita
Korostelev
scoring his
24th of the
year and
Kevin
Spinozzi
scoring his
seventh
before
Hodgson
scored his
second of
the game and
22nd of the
year, with
just over a
minute left
in the
frame.
Stephen
Pierog and
Daniel
Nikandrov
each had two
assists for
the Sting
while Dupuis
stopped 22
of 24 shots
to pick up
the win.
Post Game
Interview
with Trevor
Letowski
The game was
played
before a
large, fan
appreciation
day crowd of
3,474.
The Sting
will finish
the regular
season with
a Saturday
road game in
Owen Sound
and Sunday
in Guelph.
They will
open the
playoffs in
Erie next
week,
against
Connor
McDavid's
Otters.
Games 3 and
4 of that
series will
be played at
RBC Centre
on Sunday,
March 29 and
Tuesday,
March 31.
Final home
game for
overage
players Josh
Chapman,
Taylor
Dupius and
Stephen
Pierog