Windsor Spitfires fall 5–2 to the Soo. Earn 3 of 6 points on Northern road swing.
The Windsor Spitfires fell 5–2 to the Soo Greyhounds on Sunday afternoon at GFL Memorial Gardens.
The Greyhounds struck first as Jeremy Martin opened the scoring at 6:53. Sault Ste. Marie added a shorthanded goal late in the frame to take a 2–0 lead into the first intermission.
Windsor responded in the second period with a strong push. The Greyhounds would score to go up 3-0 with exactly half the game to go. Cole Davis cut the deficit to two at 12:54, finishing off a setup from Alex Pharand and Caden Harvey. Just over four minutes later, Ethan Garden made it a one-goal game with a deflection off a Soo defender and into the net, with assists going to Ethan Belchetz and Anthony Cristoforo.
Sault Ste. Marie added an insurance goal with just over 5 minutes to play in the final frame before sealing the game with an empty-net marker in the closing minutes to secure the 5–2 win.
Joey Costanzo made 18 saves in the loss, while Carter George turned aside 36 shots to earn the victory for the Greyhounds. Windsor went 0-for-6 on the power play, while the Soo also failed to convert on three opportunities.
The Spitfires will look to bounce back as they return home to face the Sarnia Sting at the WFCU Centre Thursday Night.
