Kerby Rychel scored three times, leading the Spitfires to a huge, 4-1 win in London on Friday night. Jaroslav Pavelka did the rest, making 39 saves in his best performance of the year. Nick Ebert chipped in a pair of assists and Nick Czinder (14) had the other goal for Windsor (25-27-3-2).
With the game tied at 1-1 late in the second period, Rychel deftly tipped a Derek Holden wrister from the point past Michael Houser. And the Spits never looked back.
Rychel increased the lead to two, banging home a Brandon Devlin rebound just 2:09 into the third.
With the London net empty, Rychel missed on his initial shot from just past centre ice, but hustled to follow up his own rebound before chipping home his third of the game and team-leading 36th of the season.
Former Spitfire Austin Watson had the only goal for London (41-12-0-1), which lost for the Spitfires at home for the second time this season.
The win moves the Spits within two points of Saginaw for sixth place in the Western Conference and, more importantly, six up on ninth place Guelph.
The Spitfires wrap the weekend up Saturday night, when the red-hot Owen Sound Attack - winners of five straight - visit the WFCU Centre.
SCORING
FIRST PERIOD
WSR CZINDER (14) (KOKO, MACQUEEN) 15:35
SECOND PERIOD
LDN WATSON (23) (GRIFFITH, MCKEGG) 11:51 PP
WSR RYCHEL (34) (HOLDEN, EBERT) 19:47 PP
THIRD PERIOD
WSR RYCHEL (35) (DEVLIN, MARCHESE) 2:09
WSR RYCHEL (36) (JOHNSON, EBERT) 19:24 EN
SHOTS
WSR 14 - 12 - 14 = 40
LDN 9 - 14 - 11 = 34
PPS
WSR 1-FOR-5
LDN 1-FOR-4
