By Chris Lucas
In Play Magazine
With a number of players missing, Windsor defeats Guelph 5-1.
Cam Fowler started the scoring off as he put one away while being on the power play. James Woodcraft would score his first of the year and give Windsor the 2-0 lead. But Michael Latta would cut that lead in half as he roofed one in the dying seconds of the period.
Limited action in the second as Guelph applied the majority of the pressure but were unsuccessful in trying to tie the game up.
The Spits owned the third period as Taylor Hall potted two including an empty netter and Eric Wellwood added a goal as Windsor went on to defeat Guelph 5-1.
Stephen Johnston made his Windsor debut tonight. He looked a little rusty at first but he started to settle down a little bit later. Windsor is going to have to give Johnston time to fit in with the team and allow him to get back into playing his style of game.
Stephen Johnston explains to In Play! his thoughts on his return.
“In the first period I was just trying to get my legs back and trying to figure out the system.”
Hall is tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game as he had two goals and two assists and was a plus four on the ice. Those few games of rest looked like they helped as Hall was dangling and flying up and down the wings.
Hall tells In Play!, “When I'm a rested player I can play at the top of my game.”
Windsor will travel to London tomorrow night to play a huge rival game against the Knights. Game time will start at 7:30 p.m.
Spitfires’ Game Notes
- The CHL’s #3 ranked team leads the OHL with 81 points on the strength of a 38-7-0-5 record.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to thirteen consecutive games, the third longest streak in the OHL, as he scored two goals and added two assists against the Storm and was named first star of the game. He also posted a +4 plus-minus rating. This was Hall’s eighth game of the season where he registered four or more points and he is ranked second overall in the OHL scoring race with 76 points in 42 games. With tonight’s performance, Hall has now eclipsed the 250 point mark in his career with the Spitfires and in the OHL. He is also tied for fifth in the OHL in goals scored with 32 and is third in the OHL with 44 assists. He is also tied for 5th in the league with a +29 plus-minus
- Forward Eric Wellwood played his 200th career game for the Spitfires and in the OHL tonight. He scored one goal and added one assist with a +3 plus-minus rating tonight and was selected as the game’s second star. In 12 January games, Wellwood has scored 8 goals and 21 points. He is currently ranked 15th in the OHL with 55 points in 42 games and he is also tied for 5th in the league with a +29 plus-minus rating
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer improved his record with the Spitfires to 5-0-0-1 with tonight’s win. He has also registered a 1.99 goals against average and a .932 save percentage in his six starts with Windsor
- Forward Stephen Johnston played his first game with the Spitfires since being acquired from Belleville in early January and notched one assist in tonight’s game
- The Spitfires were without forwards Adam Henrique and Zack Kassian for the game due to suspensions and were also without forward Dale Mitchell and defenseman Saverio Posa due to injuries
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