Wednesday Highlights: Sting, Greyhounds win tight matchups

Flint Firebirds 1 at Sarnia Sting 2 (SO)

Sarnia rookie forward Alessandro Di Iorio opened the scoring for the Sting on a snap shot from the hashmarks that went five hole
Flint forward Matthew Wang tied the game nine minutes later, putting home a rebound
Those two goals would prove to be all the offence that would come in regulation time as this game would need extra time
Flint goaltender Nathan Day would make several critical saves down the stretch to keep the game scoreless
Easton Wainwright and Carter Kostuch scored in the shootout to lead the Sting to the shootout win
Nick Surzycia made 42 saves to help lift his team to victory in the shootout

Saginaw Spirit 3 at Soo Greyhounds 5

Tonight marked the season debut of Greyhounds forwards Marco Mignosa and Utah Hockey Club prospect Owen Allard, who quickly connected for the team’s first goal, putting them up 1-0
Ethan Hay scored the first goal of the game for Spirit in the second period to tie the game
Michael Misa continued his goal scoring dominance with his 15th goal of the year, he now has a point in every single game this season
Allard marked his first goal of the season, assisted by Justin Clouter and Marco Mignosa to tie the game at two
Greyhounds defenceman Spencer Evans scored his first of the season to put his team back in the lead
The Greyhound lead didn’t last long as Spirit forward Calem Mangone would strike with 30 seconds left in the second period to tie the game at 3-3
The game would remain tied for most of the third period until the Greyhounds would score a pair of goals late in the third from Christopher Brown and Justin DeZoete to win the game 5-3
Charlie Schenkel and Landon Miller combined for 35 saves in the joint victory; Schenkel left the game with an injury