Spitfires’ Game Notes
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- With tonight’s loss, the CHL’s #2 ranked Barrie Colts defeated the Spitfires, ranked #3 in the CHL. The Colts have swept the season series with two wins over the Spitfires. Barrie now leads the OHL with 96 points with Windsor ranked second in the league at 95 points.
- Windsor was down 7-2 with seven minutes left in the third period before Marc Cantin, Greg Nemisz and Stephen Johnston scored goals for Windsor in a span of 2:20 to cut the lead to 7-5 before taking three penalties to close out the game.
- Forward Scott Timmins scores two goals and adds one assist for the Spits tonight and was selected as the game’s third star. Timmins has six goals and six assists in eight February games. Overall, he has 25 goals and 22 assists for 47 points in 49 games this season.
- Defenseman Ryan Ellis registered two assists tonight, extending his point streak and assist streak to thirteen consecutive games, which are the highest streaks posted amongst all OHL defensemen this season. Ellis’ assist streak is the second longest in the OHL this season behind teammate Taylor Hall’s 16 game assist streak and Ellis’ point streak is now the fourth longest amongst all OHL players this season. He now has 52 points in 41 games this season and is tied for fourth amongst OHL defensemen in scoring.
- Windsor records 53 shots on goal, the 15th game in which the Spitfires have recorded 50 or more shots on goal in this season.
- Forward Justin Shugg registers two assists tonight and he moves into a tie for 15th in the OHL scoring race with 67 points in 60 games this season. He is also enjoying a ten game point streak. Shugg is also tied for tenth in the OHL with teammates Greg Nemisz and Adam Henrique who have 33 goals apiece this season.
- Forward Taylor Hall registered one assist tonight and has at least one point in 21 of his past 22 games. Hall is second overall in the OHL scoring race with 89 points in 51 games. Hall is tied for first in the OHL with 55 assists and is also tied for seventh in the OHL in goals scored with 34.
- With tonight’s loss, goaltender Philipp Grubauer is now 10-2-0-0 since joining the Spitfires as he allowed four goals on twelve shots faced. Gruabuer was pulled from tonight’s game in favour of Troy Passingham at the 13:44 mark of the second period. Passingham made 21 of 24 saves in relief of Grubauer.
- Four Spitfires are ranked in OHL’s top 20 scorers (Hall 2nd with 89 points, Nemisz tied for 13th with 69 points, Shugg tied for 15th with 67 points, Henrique 17th with 66 points)
- Windsor was without Zack Kassian tonight due to suspension and Dale Mitchell due to injury
- Windsor scored one goal on nine power play opportunities tonight. Windsor is tied for the lead in OHL power play efficiency, operating at a 26.7% clip. They have scored at least one power play goal in 21 of their past 23 games and have scored two or more power play goals in eight of their past ten games.
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