SPITS MOUNT HUGE COMBACK OVER 67S IN OT!

(Windsor) Alexander Khokhlachev capped a wild comeback with a breakaway goal in overtime, as the Windsor Spitfires beat the Ottawa 67s 4-3 in overtime on Sunday afternoon at the WFCU Centre.

Kerby Rychel, Adrian Robertson and Nick Czinder had the other goals for the Spits, who evened their record at three wins and three losses on the season.

Once again, it wasn't an easy outing for the home side.

After failing on three straight power plays, the Spits gave up a trio of Ottawa power play goals that resulted in a 3-0 deficit after 20 minutes.

But the Spits worked their way back into the game with PPGs from Rychel and Robertson in the middle frame.

The home side completed the comeback late in the third period, as Nick Czinder was rewarded for a strong shift with his first goal of the season, at 16:17.

That set the stage for Khoklachev's heroics. The speedy Russian centre picked a Ben Johnson pass out of mid-air before streaking in alone and sliding one past Petr Mrazek, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

The Spits are back at it Friday night in London. They then return home for a rare Saturday night match-up with the Oshawa Generals.

SCORING

FIRST PERIOD

OTT Ceci (2) (Monahan, Toffoli) 14:19 PP

OTT Monahan (6) (Ceci, Gustavsen) 16:48 PP

OTT Van Stralen (1) (Cardwell, Graovac) 19:35 PP

SECOND PERIOD

WIN Rychel (6) (KoKo, MacQueen) 1:47 PP

WIN Robertson (1) (MacQueen, Ebert) 17:50 PP

THIRD PERIOD

WIN Czinder (1) (Ebert) 16:17

OVERTIME

WIN KoKo (2) (Johnson) 1:48

SHOTS

WINDSOR 14 - 13 - 9 - 1 = 37

OTTAWA 13 - 11 - 9 - 2 = 35

PPS

WINDSOR 2-FOR-12

OTTAWA 3-FOR-8

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