Game Story WSR vs. KIT Jan 21, 2026 – Presented by SportChek
The Windsor Spitfires let a pair of one-goal leads slip away and ultimately fell 3–2 in overtime to the Kitchener Rangers on Wednesday night at the WFCU Centre. In front of 5,623 fans, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Jack Pridham buried the winner at 3:13 of OT to send the Rangers home with 2 points as the Spits earned 1.
How the game unfolded
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Windsor got the start they wanted when captain Greentree opened the scoring just 52 seconds in, finishing a feed from Pharand with Villeneuve also drawing an assist for a 1–0 lead.
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Kitchener responded at 6:50 of the first, as Edwards beat Costanzo on the Rangers’ first shot of the night to send the teams to the intermission tied 1–1.
Second period swing
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The Spitfires capitalized quickly on their lone power-play chance; just five seconds into a man advantage, Belchetz tipped home his 28th of the season from the high slot at 6:37, with Woodall and Villeneuve picking up helpers to restore a 2–1 Windsor lead.
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Tempers flared later in the frame with multiple fighting majors and roughing calls, but Windsor carried the 2–1 edge and a perfect 1-for-1 power play into the third.
Rangers’ pushback and OT winner
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Edwards pulled Kitchener level again at 6:13 of the third with his second of the night, an unassisted strike that made it 2–2 and set the stage for overtime.
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In the extra frame, a long change and a banged-up Spitfires forward stuck on the ice created an odd-man rush that Pridham finished off, snapping a shot far side for his 29th of the season and the 3–2 final.
By the numbers
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Costanzo turned aside 17 of 20 shots in the overtime loss, while Kirsch stopped 16 of 18 for Kitchener, as the Rangers outshot Windsor 20–18 overall.
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Windsor won the special-teams battle, going 1-for-1 on the power play and holding Kitchener to 0-for-3.
Standout Spitfires
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Greentree’s early strike and Villeneuve’s two-assist night paced Windsor’s offence, while Belchetz continued his strong season by reaching 28 goals.
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Woodall added another point from the blue line on the man-advantage setup, underscoring his role as one of the league’s most productive defencemen even in a tough one-goal defeat.
