Mississauga downs Ottawa

By SUN WIRE SERVICES

Chris Lawrence, Michael Swift and Jadran Beljo combined for four goals and eight points in a five-goal outburst in the first period as the home-side Mississauga IceDogs beat the Ottawa 67’s 6-1 yesterday afternoon.

Lawrence scored twice in the opening frame, raising his season total to 13. He also drew an assist on Beljo’s 11th as the IceDogs improved their record to 13-8-0-1 in the East.

Swift also had a pair of goals, giving him 12 on the season. He scored once in the first-period onslaught and closed out the scoring with his second of the game late in the third. He drew assists on Lawrence’s second goal of the game and also set up Beljo for his goal.

Jordan Owens notched his 16th of the season to round out Mississauga’s scoring.

Cody Lindsay was the only Ottawa player who managed to get a shot past Mississauga goaltender Andrew Loverock. Lindsay scored his third goal of the season early in the second period while the 67’s were on a power play.

The loss dropped Ottawa’s record to 7-12-0-1, last in the Eastern Conference.

Loverock didn’t have a particularly busy afternoon, stopping 19 of 20 shots. The IceDogs had 47 shots at Ottawa goalie Lukas Flueler.