Firebirds Drop 4-3 Overtime Decision to Greyhounds
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Flint, Mich. – After leading by three goals in the first period, the Firebirds fell to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4-3 on Saturday night in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Dort Federal Event Center.
Jacob Collins would score first for Flint at 4:14 of the opening frame by whacking the puck out of mid-air into a gaping cage to earn Flint the early lead.
At 6:42, from the top of the left circle, Flint’s Will Bitten would find Vili Saarijarvi in the middle of the right circle who buried short side, top shelf past Sault Ste. Marie’s Brandon Halverson.
Then, Ryan Moore would score back-door on the power-play for his eighth of the season to extend his point streak to five games while giving Flint a 3-0 lead heading into the locker room after one period of play.
The Greyhounds would score the next four goals. Guertler found the back of the net on a pass from Katchouk while on the power-play 4:46 into the middle frame before Gettinger one-timed the puck into the cage from the middle of the left circle at 17:07.
Guertler would then score his second goal of the game on the power-play with six seconds remaining to tie the score 3-3 and eventually forcing overtime.
While in overtime and on a 5-on-3 power-play, Speers converted to score his fifth of the season and complete the comeback victory for the Greyhounds.
The Firebirds will travel to Guelph, Ont. for a Friday evening contest against the Storm at 7:30 p.m. Flint will return home to the Dort Federal Event Center for a pair of games on Saturday, Nov. 21 against the Barrie Colts and Sunday, Nov. 22 against the Erie Otters. Saturday, the Firebirds have partnered with the Toys for Tots organization. Fans can bring a new toy to the arena to receive a complimentary bronze level ticket. Sunday is Dort Federal Credit Union Family Night. Free thunderstix to the first 2,000 fans in attendance in addition to face painters, balloon twisters and bounce houses for the kids.
Tickets are $12 for bronze, $15 for silver and $19 for corporate/gold seating and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, by visiting the Dort Federal Event Center Box Office Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. or by phone at (810) 744-0580.
For media inquiries, contact:
Dominic Hennig
Director of Broadcasting & Communications
Flint Firebirds Hockey Club
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(810) 519-9347
