Guelph Storm rallies to double Erie Otters
GUELPH – The Guelph Storm came back with three goals in the third period to double the Erie Otters 4-2 in OHL play Friday night at the Sleeman Centre.
Erie had scored the first two goals of the game, getting both goals in a span of 2:47 just past the midway point of the opening period.
Guelph Storm 4 Erie Otters 2
The Storm’s comeback started in the final minute of the first period when they netted their first goal of the game.
After a scoreless second, the Storm scored three times in the final six and a half minutes of the third. One was a power-play goal and the final one was a shorthanded marker into an empty net with 34 seconds to play.
Danny Zhilkin, Max Namestnikov, Jake Murray and Cam Allen had a goal apiece for the Storm while Murray also had two assists. Matthew Poitras, Jake Karabela, Payton Robinson and Braeden Bowman each had one assist.
The Otters outshot the Storm 29-28 and went 1-for-7 on their power play while Guelphj was 2-for-4 with the manpower advantage.
Jacob Oster had 27 saves for the Storm while Nolan Lalonde had 24 for Erie.
The win lifts the Storm to 9-13-2-1. They’re ninth in the Western Conference, one point behind the Soo Greyhounds (7-10-4-4) and two behind the Otters (10-10-0-3).
The Storm are to host the 10th-place Kitchener Rangers (9-13-0-0) Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Sleeman Centre.
- Guelph Sports Journal
Guelph Storm rallies to double Erie Otters
GUELPH – The Guelph Storm came back with three goals in the third period to double the Erie Otters 4-2 in OHL play Friday night at the Sleeman Centre.
Erie had scored the first two goals of the game, getting both goals in a span of 2:47 just past the midway point of the opening period.
Guelph Storm 4
Erie Otters 2
The Storm’s comeback started in the final minute of the first period when they netted their first goal of the game.
After a scoreless second, the Storm scored three times in the final six and a half minutes of the third. One was a power-play goal and the final one was a shorthanded marker into an empty net with 34 seconds to play.
Danny Zhilkin, Max Namestnikov, Jake Murray and Cam Allen had a goal apiece for the Storm while Murray also had two assists. Matthew Poitras, Jake Karabela, Payton Robinson and Braeden Bowman each had one assist.
The Otters outshot the Storm 29-28 and went 1-for-7 on their power play while Guelphj was 2-for-4 with the manpower advantage.
Jacob Oster had 27 saves for the Storm while Nolan Lalonde had 24 for Erie.
The win lifts the Storm to 9-13-2-1. They’re ninth in the Western Conference, one point behind the Soo Greyhounds (7-10-4-4) and two behind the Otters (10-10-0-3).
The Storm are to host the 10th-place Kitchener Rangers (9-13-0-0) Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Sleeman Centre.
- Guelph Sports Journal