67’s downed by Firebirds

The Ottawa 67’s put a close on their week’s slate of games on Sunday afternoon, falling 5-2 to the Flint Firebirds.

The unfamiliar foes spent much of the first period feeling one another out, testing the waters offensively. That was until the 14-minute mark of the frame, when Connor Clattenburg threw a shot on net, which deflected off Alex Kostov and into the cage to give the Firebirds a 1-0 lead.

It was a good start to the second for the Barber Poles, knotting the score at one thanks to Kimi Körbler’s first goal of the season, but things turned sour quite quickly. Clattenburg restored the Birds’ lead, and Evan Konyen made it 3-1 soon thereafter.

Two minutes later, Clattenburg scored again, tailed by another marker, this time from Matthew Mania, putting Flint up 5-1 heading into the third.

Five minutes into the third, Will Gerrior narrowed the gap down to three, but that was a close as the Barber Poles ever got, as Flint skated away with a 5-2 win.

Box score

Teams	Score	Shots on goal	Power plays
Ottawa	2	24	1/2
Flint	5	40	0/2

 

First period

1-0: FLNT #47 Alex Kostov (11) scores. Assists: #23 Connor Clattenburg, #17 Kaden Pitre

Second Period

1-1: OTT #24 Kimi Körbler (1) scores.

2-1: FLNT #23 Connor Clattenburg (15) scores. Assists: #17 Kaden Pitre, #19 Matthew Mania

3-1: FLNT #91 Evan Konyen (13) scores. Assists: #17 Kaden Pitre, #19 Matthew Mania

4-1: FLNT #23 Connor Clattenburg (16) scores. Assists: #47 Alex Kostov, #17 Kaden Pitre

5-1: FLNT #19 Matthew Mania (6) scores. Assists: #5 Blake Smith, #17 Kaden Pitre

Third Period

5-2: OTT #23 Will Gerrior (23) scores. Assists: #26 Nathan Amidovski, #28 Caden Kelly POWER PLAY

Up next

On Wednesday night inside The Arena at TD Place, it’s the return of Brady Stonehouse, as the Peterborough Petes come to town. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. Don’t forget, you can grab a delicious hot dog for just two dollars.