Frustrating Opener For The Spits

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Windsorspitfires.com staff reports

Ramis Sadikov made 40 saves for the Otters and the Spitfires went 1-for-11 on the power play in a frustrating 2-1 loss in Game One of their Western Conference quarter-final series against Erie earlier tonight at the WFCU Centre.

Jack Campbell was outstanding in goal for Windsor, making 35 saves and Stephen Johnston scored on the power play for Windsor's only goal of the night.

Brett Thompson had assists on both Erie goals; a shorthanded marker in the first period by Phil Varone, and the eventual game winner early in the second from Anthony Luciani.

The Spitfires had the final seven power plays of the game and failed to score on six of them.

Game two of the best of seven series will be played at Tullio Arena in Erie on Saturday, March 26. 

SCORING

FIRST PERIOD

ER - VARONE (1) (THOMPSON, SHIELDS) 15:11 SH

SECOND PERIOD

ER - LUCIANI (1) (THOMPSON, VARONE) 1:20

WSR - JOHNSTON (1) (KASSIAN, ROBERTSON) 3:10 PP

THIRD PERIODNo Scoring

SHOTS

WINDSOR: 15 - 15 - 11 = 41

ERIE: 13 - 10 - 14 = 37

POWER PLAYS

WINDSOR: 1-FOR-11

ERIE: 0-FOR-3

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