Soo Greyhounds vs. Sarnia Sting LIVE BLOG (final update)

Welcome to SooToday.com's live blog from tonights Ontario Hockey League game between the Soo Greyhounds and Sarnia Sting at the Essar Centre.

The game is the second of a five-game homestand for the Greyhounds that opened up on Wednesday night with a 4-2 loss to the Saginaw Spirit. To read our live updates from the game, click here. For a full preview of tonights game, click here.

For a full recap of tonight's game, click here.

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9:51 p.m. Update

Greyhounds coach Sheldon Keefe credited goaltender Matt Murray for his play in the win after traveling in from Oshawa following Thursday night's Subway Super Series game.

Sarnia coach Trevor Letowski credited defenceman  Anthony DeAngelo and forward NIkolay Goldobin as the teams struggles to find secondary scoring.

9:20 p.m. Update

Andrew Fritsch into an empty net in the final minute and it's a 5-2 Greyhounds final...final shots: 32-25 Greyhounds

9:13 p.m. Update

NIkolay Goldobin with a wrister from the right circle beats MAtt Murray stick side and it's now 4-3 Greyhounds.

9:10 p.m. Update

4:08 remaining in the game, Greyhounds continue to hold a 4-2 lead...shots are 31-22 Greyhounds

8:57 p.m. Update

Midway through the third period and the Greyhounds are heading to a 21-second five-on-three man advantage

8:46 p.m. Update

David Miller puts the Greyhounds up 4-2 on a rebound after Michael Bunting gets stopped by Taylor Dupuis seconds earlier

8:25 p.m. Update

Sting score with 8.3 seconds remaining in the period to cut into the Greyhounds lead. Nikita Korostelev with the initial shot from the high slot is stopped by Murray....Vladislav Kodolov going to the net, scores on the rebound. Greyhounds lead 3-2 heading into the third period. Greyhounds ahead on the shot clock as well by a 24-18 margin...Darnell Nurse's ice time now up to 22:12

8:20 p.m. Update

Kyle Jenkins with a power play goal for the Greyhounds, beating Dupuis with a shot from the left faceoff circle glove side

8:11 p.m. Update

Patrick Watling hits the post glove side on Dupuis from the right circle with 8:32 left in the period

8:08 p.m. Update

Erik Robichaud of Sarnia turned aside on a breakaway by Matt Murray with 9"58 left in the second period

8:05 p.m. Update

Greyhounds give up just one shot during a four-minute checking from behind penalty to Jean Dupuy

7:56 p.m. Update

Michael Bunting puts the Greyhounds ahead 2-1 with a shot from the right faceoff circle short (glove) side in the opening minute of the period

7:38 p.m. Update

First period is in the books with the Greyhounds and Sting tied at one. Davis Brown on the board for Sarnia...Jared McCann with the Greyhounds goal...Shots are 15-9 Greyhounds...Ice time note: Greyhounds defenceman Darnell Nurse played 12:09 in the opening period

7:30 p.m. Update

Jared McCann breaks a slump and redirects a feed from Andrew Fritsch past Taylor Dupuis while going to the net to tie the game at one....Patrick WAtling also picks up an assist on the play

7:25 p.m. Update

9:03 remaining in the opening peirod, Sarnia remains up 1-0...shots are currently 10-5 Greyhounds

7:15 p.m. Update

Davis Brown gets the Sting on the board cutting to the Greyhound net around the Greyhounds defencemen and takes a feed from Daniel Nikandrov and sliding the puck past Matt Murray in tight

7:05 p.m. Update

Starting Lines:

Sault: Michael Bunting-David Miller-Sergey Tolchinsky; Kevin Spinozzi-Mac Clutsam; Matt Murray

Sarnia: Alexandre Renaud-Daniel Nikandrov-Davis Brown; Zachary Core-Jimmy McDowell; Taylor Dupuis

Lineups for tonight:

Scratches: Sault - Jorgen Jarterud and NIck Pastorious; Sarnia - Noah Bushnell, Matteo Ciccarelli and Connor Schlichting

Greyhounds going with 11 forwards and seven defencemen tonight

Sault Lines: Patrick Watling-Jared McCann-Andrew Fritsch; Michael Bunting-Daviid Miller-Sergey Tolchinsky, Jean Dupuy-Tyler Gaudet-Blake Speers, Brandon Hughes-Trent Mallette; Sault Defence Pairings: Kevin Spinozzi-Mac Clutsam, Darnell Nurse-Alex Gudbranson, Kyle Jenkins-Tyler Ganly, Colton White is the extra defenceman; Matt Murray is back between the pipes

Sarnia Lines: NIkolay Goldobin-Nickolas Latta-Bryan Moore, Erik Robichaud-Vladislav Kodola-NIkita Korostelev, Alexandfre Renaud-Daniel Nikandrov-Davis Brown, Alex Carnevale-Patrick White-Ryan Vendramin; Sarnia Defence Pairings: Tyler Hore-Anthony DeAngelo, Zachary Core-Jimmy McDowell, Jeff King-Joshua Chapman; Taylor Dupuis gets the start in goal