Sarnia Sting Solid Performance
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS
Written by Carl Chimenti
photos by Metcalfe Photography
With 3,058 looking on at the
Sarnia Sports and Entertainment
Centre, the Sting were in
command from the opening
face-off as they shut down the
high octane offence of the
Colts, beating Barrie 6-2 on
Friday night.
Travis Konecny spearheaded the
win with 2 goals and 1 assist to
run his consecutive point streak
to 14 games (11 goals, 15
assists). Devon Paliani
continued his strong play of
late with a goal and an assist.
Likewise for Brandon Lindberg
who pitched in with a two point
effort (1G, 1A). Anthony
Salinitri and Jeff King
contributed to the win with a
goal each.Defencemen Jakob
Chychrun had a season high of
four assists.
Goaltender Charlie Graham
notched his seventh win as a
member of the Sting, since
coming over in a trade with the
Hamilton Bulldogs. Graham
stopped 29 of 31 shots against
one of the best offensive teams
in the league.
Andrew Mangiapane and Dylan
Sadowy scored for Barrie while
Kevin Labanc added to his OHL
scoring league with a pair of
assists. Mackenzie Blackwood
turned away 32 of 36 shots in
net for the Colts.
Travis Konecny, wasted no time,
getting off a shot from a bad
angle to put Sarnia up by a goal
early in the opening period.
Chychrun and Lajeunesse got the
assists. The goal, Konecny's
24th on the season, came early
at 4:16.
Three minutes later, the score
went to 2-0, as Devon Paliani
made good on a pass from
Chychrun at 7:19. Brandon
Lindberg was also credited with
an assist on Paliani's 6th of
the season. Sarnia not only
controlled the period, they also
dominated the shots at 14-7
through the first twenty
minutes.
Andrew Mangiapane’s goal, sliced
the Sarnia lead in half at 5:53
with help from Kevin Labanc and
Julius Nattinen. Mangiapane’s
goal was his 43rd, tying him for
second in the OHL.
Anthony Salinitri on a great
individual effort, restored
Sarnia’s two goal lead with an
unassisted tally at 11:57. The
Colts got it back less than
three minutes later to restore
the one goal margin as Sadowy
scored on the powerplay. Rasmus
Andersson and Labanc were
credited with the helpers.
Sarnia scored late in the second
period to increase the lead at
4-2. Lindberg picked up his 8th
goal of the season at 16:27.
Paliani and Chychrun drew the
assists. The Sting added a huge
insurance goal in the final
minute at 19:13 as Konecny added
his second goal of the night
from the stick of Nikita
Korostelev.
Sarnia scored the only goal of
the third period as King iced
the win with a power play goal.
Konecny and Chychrun were
credited with the assists at
7:54.
Sting Notebook:
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Tonight’s three stars were
Number 1 - Chychrun, Number
2 – Konecny and Number 3 –
Lindberg.
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Both teams were 1/3 with the
powerplay.
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Sarnia continues their three-in-three on Saturday night in Owen
Sound against the Attack. It
will be the fourth and final
meeting between the two
teams during the regular
season. Sarnia has taken two
out of three from the Owen
Sound.
