Run and gun Spitfires
And the Spits just keep on coming. Windsor Spitfires spotted the Brampton Steelheads an early 2-0 lead and soared back for a 7-5 Ontario Hockey League road victory on Friday.
Windsor has now won four in a row and has an overall record of 5-0-1 through six games, only two of which have been played on home ice. The Spitfires have outscored their opponents by a 29-8 margin over the course of the current four game winning streak.
In Friday’s frantic win over Brampton, Windsor got two goals and an assist from import forward Ilya Protas. A third round pick by the Washington Capitals at this year’s National Hockey League draft, the 6 foot 5, 200 pound Protas now has four goals and an assist in just three games with the Spitfires.
A.J. Spellacy, Ryan Abraham, Noah Morneau and defensemen Carson Woodall and Anthony Cristoforo also scored for the Spitfires while captain Liam Greentree had a pair of assists in front of goalie Joey Costanzo, who made 31 saves.
ICE CHIPS: Injured forward Owen Outwater is expected to miss another week or two with an upper body injury. Spitfires general manager Billy Bowler told Hockey News Windsor that the injury to Outwater is not as serious as originally feared. The veteran forward was off to a good start for the Spitfires with two goals, three assists, five points in four games … Liam Greentree leads the Spitfires in scoring with two goals, nine assists, 11 points … Anthony Cristoforo is the Spitfires plus-minus leader at +15 and is also tied for second on the Windsor scoring chart with nine points from his blue line post … Goalie Joey Costanzo has a perfect record of 5-0-0 to go with a 2.39 goals against average and .925 save percentage … The Spitfires stay on the road tonight to face the Erie Otters at 7 p.m. before returning to Windsor for a Thanksgiving Monday 2:05 p.m. matinee match against the Oshawa Generals at the WFCU Centre … All Spitfire games are broadcast on radio station AM 800 CKLW with the seasoned Steve Bell painting a picture with the play by play …