Greyhounds complete comeback, beat Sarnia

SARNIA, ONT. – It’s not something they want to make a habit but the Soo Greyhounds have shown a knack for coming back from two-goal deficits early on in the Ontario Hockey League season.

After doing so twice in a pair of home games last weekend to open the season, which resulted in a win and a loss, the Greyhounds were at it again on Friday night as they shocked the Sarnia Sting by erasing a 3-1 Sting lead in the third period to beat Sarnia 4-3.

Michael Schumacher’s second goal of the game with 1:37 remaining in regulation time lifted the Greyhounds to the win, which improved the locals to 2-1-0-0 to start the season.

Netminder Matt Murray was stellar again in goal for the Greyhounds, stopping 39 Sting shots in the victory. The game also marked the third straight game the Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick had stopped 30+ shots.

Along with Schumacher’s two goals, Nick Cousins chipped in with a goal and an assist in the win while Andrew Fritsch also scored. Cousins and Fritsch scored 30 seconds apart early in the third period to erase a 3-1 Sarnia lead and set the stage for Schumacher’s game-winner late.

Sarnia goaltender JP Anderson stopped 43 Greyhounds shots in the loss while Craig Duininck, Anthony DeAngelo and Alex Galchenyuk scored for the Sting.

The Greyhounds return to action on Saturday night in Saginaw.

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OTHER SCORES

In Kingston, Darcy Greenaway scored 33 seconds into overtime to give the Kingston Frontenacs a 6-5 win over the Erie Otters. Billy Jenkins scored three for the Frontenacs while Ryan Kujawinski and Warren Steele added three assists each in the win. Connor Brown had a pair of goals while J.P. Labardo had a goal and two assists for the Otters.

In Brampton, Matej Machovsky stopped 21 shots as the Brampton Battalion beat the Belleville Bulls 1-0. Patrik Machac scored the lone goal for the Battalion.

In Guelph, Jordan Binnington made 29 saves as the Owen Sound Attack beat the Guelph Storm 3-2. Cameron Brace had a goal and an assist while Keevin Cutting and Zach Nastasiuk also scored in the win. Guelph goaltender Garret Sparks stopped 29 shots in the loss.

In London, a 42-save performance by John Gibson led the Kitchener Rangers to a 2-1 win over the London Knights. Matt Puempel had a goal and an assist for the Rangers while Seth Griffith scored the lone goal for the Knights.

In Mississauga, Stuart Percy and Riley Brace scored shootout goals as the Mississauga Steelheads beat the Windsor Spitfires 3-2. Mississauga goaltender Spencer Martin stopped 32 shots while Windsor netminder Jordan DeKort stopped 35 in the loss.

In Ottawa, Ryan Strome scored a pair of goals to lead the Niagara IceDogs to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa 67’s. Brett Ritchie had a goal and two assists in the win as well. Dante Salituro scored the lone goal for Ottawa in the loss.

In Oshawa Scott Laughton and Geoffrey Schemitsch had a goal and an assist each as the Oshawa Generals beat the Peterborough Petes 5-1. Boone Jenner and Colin Suellentrop had two assists each in the win. Francis Menard had the lone goal for Peterborough.