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Spitfires’ Game Notes – 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup, Round Robin Game #3 versus Moncton Wildcats
- With tonight’s 4-3 overtime win over the Moncton Wildcats, the Windsor Spitfires, defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions finished with a perfect 3-0 record in round robin play and have eliminated the Wildcats from the tournament. Moncton is the first team to have been eliminated from the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup. Prior to tonight’s game, the Spitfires had already advanced to the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup Championship game for the second consecutive season when they defeated the Calgary Hitmen 6-2 this past Monday night. The Championship game will be played on Sunday, May 23rd at 7 pm EST and will be broadcast live on Rogers Sportsnet (Cable 54 in Windsor) or fans in the Windsor area can listen to the game live with Spitfire Play-by-Play Announcer Mike Miller on AM800 CKLW. The Windsor Star will also offer a live blog for fans at windsorstar.com
- Windsor has now won seven consecutive MasterCard Memorial Cup games, dating back dating back to last season as Windsor won four consecutive games in the 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup on their way to the Championship. The Spitfires are also currently on an 11 game winning streak during this year’s playoff run.
- Forward Justin Shugg scored one goal and added one assist in tonight’s game and was selected as the game’s first star. Shugg is tied for first in tournament in assists (3), second in goals scored (2) and is tied for second in overall scoring with 5 points.
- Forward Eric Wellwood scored the game winning goal for the Spitfires 12:22 into overtime and was selected as the game’s third star. He is tied for first in the tournament with three assists and is tied for fifth in overall scoring with four points.
- Forward Stephen Johnston and defenseman Cam Fowler scored one goal each for the Spitfires in the win. Fowler scored on the power play at 18:36 of the first period and Johnston tied the game at 3-3, 4:47 into the third period.
- Forward Taylor Hall registered one assist in the game. Hall leads the tournament in goals scored (4) and in points (6).
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped 38 of 41 shots to win his third consecutive game of this MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament and he has been the starting goalie in each of Windsor’s 11 games during their current playoff winning streak. Grubauer has a 2.50 goals against average and .921 save percentage during this tournament.
- 11 different Spitfire players have scored goals in Windsor’s first three games of the tournament (Hall, Wallace, Ryan, Shugg, Mitchell, Kassian, Henrique, Timmins, Johnston, Wellwood and Fowler) and ten Spitfires have enjoyed multi-point games to this point (Hall, Fowler, Timmins, Henrique, Mitchell, Kassian, Cundari, Nemisz, Shugg, Wellwood).
- Defenceman Cam Fowler is leading all tournament rearguards with four points in three games and is also tied for first overall in assists (3) and is ranked fifth overall in tournament scoring.
Round Robin Spitfire Stats
- Windsor outscored their opponents 19-8 in their three round robin wins.
- Windsor scored four power play goals on ten opportunities generated in three games, for a 40% efficiency.
- Windsor allowed their first power play goal of the tournament against Moncton tonight, and have killed eight of their nine penalties in three games for a 88.9% efficiency.
- Windsor has outshot their opponents in each of the three games they have played and 132-101 overall.
Active Streaks
Points – 3 consecutive games for Hall, Mitchell, Shugg, Fowler, Wellwood
Goals – 2 consecutive games for Shugg
Assists – 2 consecutive games for Hall
2010 Windsor Spitfires MasterCard Memorial Cup Schedule
Round Robin Portion
Friday, May 14th vs. Brandon Wheat Kings – Windsor wins 9-3
Monday, May 17th vs. Calgary Hitmen – Windsor wins 6-2
Tuesday, May 18th vs. Moncton Wildcats – Windsor wins 4-3 in overtime
Championship Game
Sunday, May 23rd – Windsor vs. TBA, 7 pm EST
