The Windsor Spitfires used a quick start on Friday to put an end to the club’s three-game losing streak.
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Windsor scored in the opening minute of the play and built an early four-goal lead en route to a 7-4 road win over the Guelph Storm before a crowd of 4,790 at the Sleeman Centre.
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With the win, the Spitfires main the club’s six-point edge on the Sarnia Sting, who have a game in hand, for first place in the West Division. Windsor also remains two-points back of the London Knights for top spot in the Western Conference. The Spitfires and Knights each have seven regular-season games left to play while the Sting have eight games left on the schedule.
Alex Christopoulos scored twice while Oliver Peer and captain Matthew Maggio added single goals as the Spitfires jumped to a 4-0 lead less than 13 minutes into Friday’s game and chased Storm starting goalie Patrick Leaver after 11 shots.
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Despite the early lead, it would be a grind to the final buzzer for the Spitfires, who allowed 10 power-play chances to the Storm and pair of power-play goals.
Max Namestnikov got the Sting on the board just 83 seconds after Leaver’s exit to get Guelph to within 4-1 after 20 minutes.
Christopoulos completed his second hat-trick effort of the season early in the second period to restore Windsor’s four-goal lead, but Jett Luchanko and Namestnikov got the Storm to with 5-3 by the end of the second period.
Jacob Maillet gave Windsor some breathing room with a short-handed goal and the former Storm player finished with four points against his former team to move into the league’s top 25 scorers with 69 points in 60 games.
Shane Wright, who finished with three points, added an empty-net goal for the Spitfires before Valentin Zhugin closed the scoring with Guelph on a two-man power play.
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The Spitfires return home Saturday to face the Kitchener Rangers at the WFCU Centre. Game time is 7: 05 p.m.
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Game Summary
Friday Result
Spitfires 7 Storm 4
Windsor 4 1 2 – 7
Guelph 1 2 1 – 4
First period: 1. Windsor, Christopoulos 42 (Wright, Dionicio) : 53, 2. Windsor, Peer 19 (Maillet, Renwick) 2: 52 (pp), 3. Windsor, Maggio 48 (Cristoforo, Maillet) 8: 45, 4. Windsor, Christopoulos 43 (Wright)12: 16, 5. Guelph, Namestnikov 30 (unassisted) 13: 39. Penalties: Namestnikov G (delay of game) 1: 07, Dionicio W (hooking) 4: 28, Christopoulos W (roughing), McFarlane G (roughing) 14: 56, Wright W (hooking) 15: 30, Murray G (interference) 19: 26.
Second period: 6. Windsor, Christopoulos 44 (Greentree, Sobolev) 2: 35, 7. Guelph, Luchanko 4 (Murray, Zhugin) 3: 96, 8. Guelph, Namestnikov 31 (Bowman, Poitras) 17: 07 (pp). Penalties: Greentree W (double minor high sticking) 5: 47, Peer W (tripping) 10: 02, Bowman G (slashing) 10: 21, Allen G (slashing) 13: 18, Sobolev W (hooking) 16: 49.
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Third period: 9. Windsor, Maillet 22 (Holmes) 8: 00 (sh), 10. Windsor, Wright 9 (Maillet) 17: 14, 11. Guelph, Zhugin 15 (Luchanko, Murray) 18: 27 (pp). Penalties: Renwick W (holding) : 24, Robinson G (delay of game) 3: 49, Jodoin W (slashing) 7: 37, Namestnikov G (high sticking) 14: 44, Castle W (slashing) 17: 32, Maggio W (tripping) 17: 52.
Game stats – SOG – Windsor 12 9 3 – 24 Guelph 8 14 7 – 29 Goal (shots-saves) – Windsor: Costanzo (W,23-6-0-2) (29-25). Guelph: Leaver (L,22-19-1-2) (11-7), Gillespie (12: 16 of first period) (12-10). Power play (goals-chances) – Windsor 1-6. Guelph 2-10. Referees: Mike Hamilton (8) and Dave Lewis (16). Linesmen: Brett Heaman (51) and Dustin McCrank (68). Att.: 4,790 at the Sleeman Centre.
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