Sting Game Notes:
The Sting had
their final face
off on Wednesday
night on home
ice as they lost
game 4 in round
2
to Kitchener with a final score of 6 - 2. The game was tied 1
- 1 after the
first period
with Vladimir
Nikiforov
scoring his
first goal for
the Sting in the
playoffs. Both
first period
goals were
scored on
powerplays.
In the second Kitchener put the game out of reach after scoring 3 goals to
make it 4 - 1
heading into the
third.
In the final
period each side
scored powerplay
goals first by
Kitchener then
Sarnia added
their second
and in the
attempt to add
more goals
Sarnia pulled
metminder Andrew
Perugini only to
have Kitchener
take it up on a
3 way pass
and dump it into
the empty net
for the final
goal. Perugini
faces a total of
41 shots in the
game. Kitchener
netminder
Josh Unice faced
a total of 27.
Three Stars
1. KIT - 14
Mike Duco
2. KIT - 18 Matt
Halischuk
3. SAR - 21
Vladimir
Nikiforov
For overage
players Ryan
Wilson, Steve
Whitely and
Vladimir
Nikiforov, this
was their final
OHL game.
Sting Fans will
most likely say
goodbye to
Steven Stamkos
who is said to
be the #1 NHL
draft pick this
season and
will move on in
his career after
playing 2 season
with the Sting
and in the OHL.
Period
Scoring/Penalties
Summary
from OHL online
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Scoring -
1. Kitchener, M.
Duco (6) (M.
Halischuk, J.
Azevedo) 3:47 PP
2. Sarnia, V.
Nikiforov (1)
(M. Katic, J.
DiBenedetto)
15:05 PP
Penalties - D.
DiDiomete Sar
(interference)
1:42, S. Stamkos
Sar (cross
checking) 2:29,
M. Pepe Kit
(elbowing)
14:02, B.
Mashinter Kit
(roughing)
17:17, R. Wilson
Sar (roughing)
17:17
2nd Period
Scoring -
3. Kitchener, M.
Duco (7) (N.
Kadri, M.
Boedker) 11:39
4. Kitchener, M.
Duco (8) (S.
Tregunna, B.
Shutron) 15:52
PP
5. Kitchener, M.
Halischuk (9)
(J. Azevedo)
18:13
Penalties - J.
Hill Sar (delay
of game) 3:52,
J. DiBenedetto
Sar (hooking)
14:05
3rd Period
Scoring -
6. Kitchener, J.
Azevedo (3) (M.
Halischuk, Y.
Weber) 11:32 PP
7. Sarnia, J.
DiBenedetto (3)
(V. Nikiforov,
R. Wilson) 15:15
PP
8. Kitchener, J.
Azevedo (4) (M.
Halischuk, N.
Spaling) 17:17
EN
Penalties - J.
Azevedo Kit
(elbowing) 1:06,
J. Arniel Sar
(hooking) 3:21,
S. Reese Sar
(slashing) 4:00,
D. DiDiomete Sar
(charging,
instigator,
fighting) 6:16,
S. Stamkos Sar
(inter. on
goaltender)
7:26, B.
Mashinter Kit
(slashing) 14:13
KIT Shots: 15 15
11 TOTAL: 41
SAR Shots: 11 9
7 TOTAL: 27
Power Play
Conversion
Kitchener
Rangers 3-8.
Sarnia Sting
2-3.
Goaltenders
Kitchener
Rangers
Unice 3-0-0-0
Start: 1st 0:00
Min: 60:00 SV:
25 GA: 2 [W]
Sarnia Sting
Perugini 4-4-1-0
Start: 1st 0:00
Min: 60:00 SV:
35 GA: 5 [L]
