Game Recap at Mississauga (25-Feb)

67s lose 6-2 to the IceDogs.
See OHL game summary here.

IN THE NEWS
From SLAM! Sports, IceDogs rout 67's. From the Toronto Sun, IceDogs keep pace. And from the Ottawa Sun Swift ending to 67's hopes.

PRE-GAME NOTES
The game was broadcast on the TEAM 1200/Dave Schreiber and AJ Jakubec. (No television coverage.) Dave and AJ were having major connection problems. The broadcast was cutting in and out making listening extremely difficult.

LINE UP
Forwards: Bickell, Talbot, Hulit; VanderVeeken, Petruzalek, Kaspar; McGinn, Bonello, Alphonso; Ouellette, Jarram
Defensive pairings: Colbert, Joslin; Staubitz, Reid; Van Herpt, Beard
Starting in goal: Battochio. Guadagnolo on the bench.
Out: Akeson (inj-wrist), Lahey (inj-concussion), Mancari (suspension), Spezza (healthy)

AJ’S END OF GAME SUMMARY
In the first period: The IceDogs open the scoring in the first – a SH goal by Bass. The 67s answered back 37 seconds later (on the same PP) by Staubitz. The IceDogs took the lead again before the end of period – a goal by Hecimovic. SOG were 13-6 for Mississauga. (Ouch.) The score was 2-1.

In the second period: The IceDogs scored swiftly, to make it 3-1. The 67s allowed another SH goal (O’Sullivan), but the 67s came back again in the same PP to make it 3-2 – a goal by McGinn. SOG for the period were 12-12, with SOG overall 25-18.

In the third period: The IceDogs scored another three goals (two PP and one even strength) in a matter of a minute. Goal number 4 (at 1:33) was scored by Pszenyczny (and seemed to take the 67s out of the game), goal number 5 (at 2:02) was scored by Hecimovic, and goal number 6 was 25 seconds later (at 2:27 by Swift). This made it 6-2 for Mississauga. Battochio was pulled at the mid-way point of the period. He stopped 27/33 SOG. Guadagnolo made 3 saves. The final score was 6-2. The final SOG were 36-33 for Mississauga.

SCORING
OTTAWA
1, Staubitz, (5) (Bickell), 10:37 (PP)
2, McGinn, (4) (Bonello, Staubitz), 17:04 (PP)

MISSISSAUGA
1, Bass, (9) (O'Sullivan, Cescon), 10:07 (SH)
1, Hecimovic, (20) , 18:07
2, Swift, (13) (O'Sullivan), 15:54 (SH)
3, O'Sullivan, (28) (Pszenyczny), 01:33 (PP)
3, Hecimovic, (21) (Zanoski, O'Sullivan), 02:02 (PP)
3, Swift, (14) (Abraham, Pszenyczny), 02:27

GAME STARS
OHL three stars were: (1) O’Sullivan, (2) Hecimovic, and (3) Swift.

REFFING
Burchell.

ATTENDANCE
3705.

NEXT UP
Saturday night (2.26) in Erie.