Sarnia Sting Force Game 7
Monday April 4, 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS
The Sarnia Sting
topped the Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds 5-1 to force a Game 7
in the Western Conference
Quarter-finals. Game 7 is slated
for Tuesday night at 7:05 at the
Sarnia Sports & Entertainment
Centre.
Pavel Zacha led the way once
again for the Sting, scoring
twice and adding an assist to go
along with his +3 rating. Zacha
was named the game’s first star
for his efforts.
Jakob Chychrun had likely his
best performance of the first
round, tallying 2 goals and 2
assists in the win.
Charlie Graham was stellar
between the pipes, turning aside
28 of 29 shots faced – including
16 in the opening period.
Halverson took the loss for the
Hounds – allowing 5 goals on 33
shots.
The Hounds struck first at 4:58
of the opening frame as Boris
Katchouk found a space between
Graham and the post. Kopacka and
Frost drew the assists.
Jakob Chychrun responded late in
the period for Sarnia, picking
up his first of the post-season
on the power play. Nikita
Korostelev and Jordan Kyrou were
each awarded an assist for their
efforts.
The Sting would score the only
goal of the second frame as
Jordan Kyrou notched his first
of the playoffs with a wrister
that squeaked through Brandon
Halverson. Josh Jacobs and Jakob
Chychrun were credited with
helpers on the eventual
game-winning goal.
Sarnia was outstanding in the
final stanza, outshooting the
Hounds 14-2 in the frame and
closing out any chance of a
comeback.
Pavel Zacha would score twice in
the period while Jakob Chychrun
would add his second of the game
to secure the win for the Sting.
As previously mentioned, the
Sting will host Game 7 at the
SSEC on Tuesday night after
battling back from being down
3-1 in the series. Tickets are
available online at
www.sarniasting.com
and at the Box Office on Monday
and Tuesday. For telephone
inquiries, please dial (519)
541-1717 to secure your seats.
Sting Notes:
-
The Sting
were 2/4 with the man
advantage
-
The penalty
kill was a perfect 3/3 while
short a man
-
Sarnia
outshot Sault Ste. Marie
33-29 in the game
-
Jordan Kyrou
had two points (1G, 1A) in
the win
-
Josh Jacobs
also had two points (2A) for
the Sting.
