Ontario Hockey League
Barrie Colts 4 Owen Sound Attack 3
Colts 4 Attack 3
Netminder Jet Greaves made 52 saves including 20 in a scoreless third period to backstop the Barrie Colts to a 4-3 victory in Owen Sound.
The victory for the Colts snapped an 8 game losing streak dating back to November 30th when they shaded Hamilton in overtime.
For Greaves the victory was a form of redemption after being torched for 10 goals against by the Attack in a game at Barrie early in the season.
Ryan Suzuki, Matthew Sredl, Jason Willms & Luke Bignell scored for the Colts who dressed just 15 skaters for the contest but managed to capitalize twice on blatant turnovers by the Attack.
Sergey Popov, Kaleb Pearson & Daylon Groulx scored for Owen Sound who have lost 3 in a row and 5 straight on home ice dating back to December 4th.
The losing skid for the Attack has dropped them out of a playoff position in the Western Conference.
The Colts are at home Tuesday night for their annual New Year's Eve contest with the Guelph Storm scheduled to pay a visit.
The Attack are off until Friday when they travel to Sarnia to meet the Sting ( 6:30 pm for Kia of Owen Sound-Terry's Trailer Service Bearadio on 560 CFOS )
1st Period
1, Barrie, Suzuki 5 (Foerster), 6:55.
2, Owen Sound, Popov 7 (Pearson, Kirwin), 10:24.
3, Owen Sound, Pearson 12 (Popov, Kirwin), 12:45.
Penalties-Perrott Os (interference), 4:25; Lawrence Os (slashing), 15:04; Jack York Bar (cross checking), 18:36.
2nd Period
4, Barrie, Sredl 2 (Smith, Bignell), 2:52.
5, Barrie, Willms 15 5:07 (PP).
6, Barrie, Bignell 8 (Clarke, Foerster), 7:07.
7, Owen Sound, Groulx 9 (Samanski, Seed), 17:25.
Penalties-Lyle Os (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 3:32; Groulx Os (cross checking), 7:07; Piercey Bar (roughing), 9:07; Lyle Os (boarding), 13:45.
3rd Period
No Scoring.
Penalties-Willms Bar (slashing), 8:50; Robertson Os (cross checking), 18:40.
Shots on Goal
Barrie 14-12-6 = 32.
Owen Sound 18-17-20 = 55
Goalies
Barrie, Greaves 5-7-2-0 (55 shots-52 saves).
Owen Sound, Guzda 12-13-3-1 (32 shots-28 saves).
Power Play Opportunities
Barrie 1 / 6;
Owen Sound 0 / 3.
Referees-Joe Celestin (4), Andrew Willmetts (57).
Linesmen-Michael Johnstone (41), Brad Horan (75).
Attendance = 3,093
