Local hockey notes: Timing remains off for Spitfires in 7-3 loss to Firebirds

Local hockey notes: Timing remains off for Spitfires in 7-3 loss to Firebirds

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Jim Parker Windsor Star

Released Mar 02, 2024Last upgraded 14 hours ago2 minute read

Windsor Spitfires' goalie Joey Costanzo watches on Flint Firebirds' forward Nathan Aspinall (76) while Windsor colleague Ryan Abraham (12) fights for the puck throughout Friday's video game at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.
Windsor Spitfires’ goalie Joey Costanzo watches on Flint Firebirds’ forward Nathan Aspinall (76) while Windsor colleague Ryan Abraham (12) fights for the puck throughout Friday’s video game at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Picture by Todd Boone /win

Timing has actually not benefited the Windsor Spitfires.

A late-period objective, 2 early-period objectives and another short-handed marker versus doomed the club in a 7-3 roadway los to the Flint Firebirds on Friday.

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Noah Morneau had the Spitfires up early, however Markas Samenas pulled the Firebirds even after 20 minutes.

The Firebirds took the lead simply 29 seconds into the 2nd duration on a Simon Slavicek objective, previous Spitfire Oliver Peer scored the league-leading 17th short-handed objective permitted by Windsor this season and Tristan Bertucci included another to put Flint up 4-1 less than 8 minutes into the 2nd duration.

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The Spitfires rallied to make it a one-goal video game at 4-3 on objectives by Ryan Abraham and the very first OHL objective by previous 15th-round choice Nathan Gaymes, who had actually been remembered for the video game from the LaSalle Vipers, with simply 47 seconds left in the duration.

The Spitfires might not bring that momentum into the intermission. Nolan Dann scored 18 seconds after Gaymes to put the Firebirds up 5-3 with 29 seconds left in the duration.

Coulson Pitre included another 25 seconds into the 3rd duration and Connor Clattenburg topped the scoring for Flint. It was Windsor’s 3rd loss in a row as the group fell 13 points back of Flint for the last playoff area in the Western Conference with 10 video games left in the routine season.

Windsor returns home to play the Mississauga Steelheads on Sunday at the WFCU Centre at 4:05 p.m.

Flyers in depression

The Leamington Flyers have actually now lost 5 video games in a row after Friday’s 4-1 roadway loss to the Toronto St. Michael’s Buzzers.

The Flyers (34-13-5-3) held a 42-33 edge in shots in the video game, however Marquise Brown was the only Leamington gamer to rating versus the Buzzers (33-15-1-6).

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Leamington finishes up regular-season play on Sunday with a roadway match versus the Brantford 99ers.

Canadiens lead series

The top-seeded Lakeshore Canadiens scored a 5-2 roadway win over the eight-seeded Walpole Island Wild on Friday.

With it, the Canadiens took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven quarter-final series in the Bill Stobbs Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Kyle Walker, Ethan Galvan and Conor Costello each had an objective and a help for the Canadiens. Julian Gignac and Tyler Hamlin included single objectives while Evan Fenech got 3 helps.

73’s blank Kings

The second-seeded Essex 73’s scored a dominant 7-0 roadway win over seventh-seeded Dresden Kings on Friday.

Essex held a 41-16 edge in shots in taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven quarter-final series in the Bill Stobbs Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Kale Couvillon had an objective and 2 helps for the 73’s. Gabe Barrette, Carter Dembinski, Jayden Seguin, Bryce Belleau, Conor Dembinski and Gabe Piccolo likewise scored for Essex.

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