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“A great accomplishment for both and I’m proud of them,” Walters said.
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Special teams shine
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Windsor dominated the special teams battle on Friday with a near perfect performance.
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Greentree, Anthony Cristoforo and Carson Woodall scored power-play goals. Jack Nesbitt scored nine seconds after another power play expired or the club would have been a perfect four-for-four. It marked the third time this season the club has scored three power-play goals in a game.
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“We’ve been working on some things,” said Walters, who also saw former Sudbury player Alex Pharand score for his club. “Most importantly, it’s the execution and not trying to do too much and just making simple plays.”
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Meanwhile, the club’s league-leading penalty kill fended off all five Sudbury power-play chances to improve to an 83.4 per cent efficiency rating.
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“It (special teams) was awesome,” said Walters, whose club heads to Sault Ste. Marie for a Sunday match. “It won us the game.”
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Game Summary
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Friday Result
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Spitfires 5 Wolves 2
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Windsor 0 2 3 – 5
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Sudbury 0 1 1 – 2
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First period: No scoring. Penalties: Belchetz W (hooking) 7:56, Villeneuve W (high sticking) 19:35.
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Second period: 1. Windsor, Greentree 24 (Villeneuve, Belchetz) 12:13 (pp), 2. Windsor, Pharand 13 (Greentree, Brown) 15:05, 3. Sudbury, Ula 4 (unassisted) 19:03. Penalties: Greentree W (hooking) 6:45, Clayton S (head check) 10:28, Villeneuve W (roughing), Ewles S (slashing) 15:43, Fibigr W (high sticking) 19:03.
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Third period: 4. Windsor, Cristoforo 17 (Belchetz, Villeneuve) 3:58 (pp), 5. Sudbury, Nemec 6 (O’Dell, Ula) 8:12, 6. Windsor, Nesbitt 14 (Robinson, Spellacy) 14:03, 7. Windsor, Woodall 10 (Cristoforo, Greentree) 18:37 (pp). Penalties: Kostuch S (holding) 3:05, Smith S (head check) 11:54, Villeneuve S (tripping) 15:36, Provorov S (hooking) 17:50.
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Game stats – SOG – Windsor 8 17 13 – 38 Sudbury 5 7 4 – 16 Goal (shots-saves) – Windsor: Costanzo (W,25-7-3-0) (16-14) Sudbury: Bronas (L,9-6-1-0) (38-33). Power play (goals-chances) – Windsor 3-4 Sudbury 0-5. Referees: Connor Mallon and Kyle Whiteman. Linesmen: Charlie Giesler and Blake Winewski. Att.: 3,652 at the Sudbury Community Arena.
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