Ontario Hockey League
Owen Sound Attack 5 Sarnia Sting 0
Flint Firebirds 7 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 4
Attack 5 Sting 0
Netminder Mack Guzda stopped 30 shots to post the shutout for the Attack.
The shutout by Guzda is the 5th of his Ontario Hockey League career which ties him with Mike Brown and Curtis Sanford for 3rd all time in Plater-Attack franchise history. Michael McNiven holds the franchise record with 14 shutouts in his career.
Also notable, the shutout by Guzda marks the first time the Platers-Attack franchise has blanked the opposition.
dating back to the Platers arrival in Owen Sound in 1989, Owen Sound had never posted a shutout victory over the Cornwall Royals, the Newmarket Royals or the Sarnia Sting until Guzda turned in the shutout in this game.
Guzda was staked to 2-0 lead by the midway point of the opening period on goals by Sergey Popov & Aidan Dudas.
However, Sarnia came out very strong in the 2nd period only to be denied by Guzda.
Barret Kirwin gave the Attack a 3-0 lead on a power play goal in the 2nd period and then 3rd period goals by Brady Lyle & Matt Philip sealed the victory.
The win may have been costly for Owen Sound as Aidan Dudas who had a pair of points in the game departed after a crunching check from Sarnia's Kelton Hatcher at center ice.
The initial report post game from the Attack was that Dudas was okay and night be a touch sore on Thursday.
The win by the Attack moves them into 7th place in the highly competitive Western Conference.
Owen Sound is 2 points back of Flint who won 7-4 at Sault Ste Marie and 1 point back of Guelph, although the Storm have 2 games in hand.
Erie is 8th in the Conference only 2 points behind Owen Sound and the Otters will host the Attack this weekend in a doubleheader at the Erie Insurance Arena ( You can hear both games live on 560 CFOS with Terry's Trailer Service-Kia of Owen Sound Bearadio )
The loss leaves Sarnia at 36 points on the year, 10 points back of Erie for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Friday, the Sting are at Kitchener to meet the Rangers who have points in 12 straight games
1st Period
1, Owen Sound, Popov 10 (Pearson, Lyle), 6:39.
2, Owen Sound, Dudas 12 (Seed, Struthers), 11:33.
Penalties-Nolet Sar (high sticking), 8:30; Saye Sar (slashing), 14:07; Robertson Os (roughing), 14:07.
2nd Period
3, Owen Sound, Kirwin 20 (Struthers, Lyle), 7:26 (PP).
Penalties-Mack Sar (hooking), 6:37; Jakovljevic Sar (holding), 10:58.
3rd Period
4, Owen Sound, Lyle 13 (Dudas, Kirwin), 3:55 (PP).
5, Owen Sound, Philip 18 (Struthers), 9:25.
Penalties-Roth Sar (hooking), 2:05; Chibrikov Os (high sticking), 4:26; Hatcher Sar (fight-inst. upon), 9:47; Robertson Os (instigator, fighting, misc-instigating), 9:47; Kirwin Os (tripping), 10:34; Gaudreau Sar (tripping), 16:46; Popov Os (tripping), 19:54.
Shots on Goal
Sarnia 6-14-10-30.
Owen Sound 18-10-10-38
Goalies
Sarnia, Gaudreau 6-7-0-0 (38 shots-33 saves)
Owen Sound, Guzda 17-14-3-2 (30 shots-30 saves).
Power Play Opportunities
Sarnia 0 / 5
Owen Sound 2 / 5.
Referees-Ben Moser (18), Anthony Tapper (37).
Linesmen-Dustin McCrank (68), Tim Valeriote (51).
Attendance 2,466
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Kitchener 44 27 11 4 2 60
Windsor 41 27 9 5 0 59
Saginaw 44 27 13 2 2 58
London 42 27 13 1 1 56
Flint 43 24 17 1 1 50
Guelph 42 22 15 1 4 49
Owen Sound 44 21 17 3 3 48
Erie 43 19 16 2 6 46
Sault Ste Marie 44 20 22 2 0 42
Sarnia 45 16 25 4 0 36
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 41 34 7 0 0 68
Sudbury 43 22 20 1 0 45
Peterborough 44 28 13 2 1 59
Oshawa 42 22 15 3 2 49
Mississauga 44 19 22 2 1 41
Hamilton 42 18 20 3 1 40
Niagara 42 16 21 4 1 37
Barrie 41 16 21 2 2 36
Kingston 41 13 24 2 2 30
North Bay 42 10 30 2 0 22
