Sarnia Sting vs Erie Otters
October 18, 2007
 

The Sting celebrated their 5th straight win on home ice on Thursday at the SSEC with a final 5 - 3 win
over the Erie Otters.

In the first period Harrison Reed scored the lone goal in the period assisted by Justin Dibenedetto and Daniel Lombardi.  The Sting went up 4 - 1 after the 2nd periods with goals by Steve Stamkos from Steve Ferry, Colt Kennedy from Stamkos and Devin DiDiomete and the final and his second of the night by Harrison Reed from Steve Whitely. The Otters would score their first goal in the last minute of the period on a short handed goal by Justin Hodgman. 
 

In the third Stamkos added his second goal to take the 5 - 1 lead after which things got heated up as several fights broke out.
Erie would add 2 more goal, the first short handed and the second on the powerplay. But the Otters ran out of steam and the game ended with a final 5 - 3 for the Sting.

 

Shots on net Sarnia 45 - Erie 26.  Sarnia went 1 for 6 on the powerplay and Erie went 1 for 7.

The Sting are on the road for the next 3 games with games in Mississauga on Friday, Brampton on Sunday and Plymouth next Wednesday.  They return home next Friday when they host the Saginaw Spirit at 7:35 at the SSEC.