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Monday, February 7, 2011

Kerby, Kuhnhackl Lead Spits Over Battalion

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windsorspitfires.com staff reports

They needed a big effort after getting chase out of Erie on Saturday night. And they got it.

Tom Kuhnhackl and Kerby Rychel each had a pair of goals, as the Spitfires scored five times in the third period to beat the Battalion 7-1 in Brampton Sunday afternoon.

Jack Campbell was outstanding in goal for Windsor (28-17-2-3) after being pulled in Erie a night earlier, making 29 saves and coming with 43 seconds of a shutout.

The Spits scored got shorthanded goals in each of the first two periods, from Kenny Ryan and Kuhnhackl, to take a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.

Then they exploded in the third period.

Windsor got a pair of goals from Rychel, including one on a penalty shot, Kuhnhackl, Alexander Khokhlachev and Nick Ebert in a 10-minute span to sweep their season series with Brampton.

Andreas Tsogkas spoiled Campbell's perfect afternoon, scoring a meaningless goal with just 43 seconds to play.

The Spitfires scored five of their seven goals on special teams - with three power play goals coming after heir two shorthanded markers.

STATS PACK
SCORING
FIRST PERIOD
WSR Ryan, (14) , 16:36 (SH)

SECOND PERIOD
 WSR Kuhnhackl, (26) (Ellis, Vail), 9:40 (SH)

THIRD PERIOD
WSR Khokhlachev, (29) (Duininck, Robertson), 8:05
WSR Kuhnhackl, (27) , 11:16 - WSR Rychel, (4) , 16:14 (PP/PS)
WSR Ebert, (10) (Webermin, Lanoue), 16:50 (PP)
WR Rychel, (5) (MacQueen, Lanoue), 18:05 (PP) - BRA Tsogkas, (2) (Moore, McIvor), 19:17

SHOTS ON GOAL
WINDSOR 11 - 8 - 13 = 32
 BRAMPTON 4 - 17 - 9 = 30

POWER PLAYS
WINDSOR 3-FOR-6,
RAMPTON 0-FOR-3