Alexander Khokhlachev had two goals and three assists and Nick Ebert scored twice, as the Windsor Spitfires outgunned the Sudbury Wolves in an 8-6 win on Sunday afternoon at the WFCU Centre.
After a scoreless first period, the Spits exploded for five goals in the middle 20.
Ebert scored his fifth and sixth of the season to give the Spits a 2-1 lead. The Spits then tore off three goals in the final four minutes of the frame, as Jordan Maletta (5th @ 16:42), Khokhlachev (23rd @ 18:49) and Zack MacQueen (16th @ 19:47) gave Windsor a 5-2 lead after 40 minutes.
Chris Marchese's 17th goal of the season gave the Spits a 6-3 lead at 9:16 of the third period. KoKo made it 7-3 with a nifty tip at 10:21 on the power play.
After Derek Schoenmakers and Josh McFadden cut the lead to 7-5, Brady Vail capped a brilliant day with an empty net goal at 19:16 to make it 8-5.
Derek Holden had two assists and John Cullen made 36 saves in goal for the win, as the Spitfires moved within four points of Saginaw for sixth place in the Western Conference.
SCORING
FIRST PERIOD
NO SCORING
SECOND PERIOD
SUD LEIVO 26 (THIBODEAU) 3:08
WSR EBERT 5 (KOKO, CZINDER) 4:33
WSR EBERT 6 (KOKO, HOLDEN) 9:32 PP
SUD KUCHIN 23 (SCHOENMAKERS, LEIVO) 12:32 PP
WSR MALETTA 5 (ALONGE, CLARKE) 16:42
WSR KOKO 23 (MARCHESE) 18:49 PP
WSR MACQUEEN 16 (VAIL) 19:47
THIRD PERIOD
SUD LEIVO 26 (SGARBOSSA, PANCEL) 0:22
WSR MARCHESE (BRAITHWAITE, KOKO) 9:16
WSR KOKO 24 (HOLDEN, MARCHESE) 10:21 PP
SUD SCHOENMAKERS 22 (MACDONALD) 10:35
SUD MCFADDEN 14 (SCHOENMAKERS) 11:40 PP
WSR VAIL 19 (MACQUEEN) 19:16
SUD SCHUTT 8 (BAPTISTE, LACROIX) 19:56
SHOTS
WSR 12 - 15 - 12 = 39
SUD 10 - 16 - 14 = 40
PPS
WSR 3-FOR-6
SUD 2-FOR-5
