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OHL Playoffs: Sting strike again; lead series 3-0 over Saginaw

Journal staff The Sarnia Sting are now just one win away from sweeping the Saginaw Spirit in the OHL Western Conference Semi-Finals after a 5-3 win at the Dow Event Center in Michigan, Tuesday.
The Sarnia Sting cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Saginaw Spirit Friday night as the OHL Western Conference Semi-Finals got underway at the Progressive Auto Sales Arena.

Journal staff

The Sarnia Sting are now just one win away from sweeping the Saginaw Spirit in the OHL Western Conference Semi-Finals after a 5-3 win at the Dow Event Center in Michigan, Tuesday.

Nolan Burke opened the scoring in Game 3 early in the first period, but Saginaw’s Sebastien Gervais fired back to even things up at 1-1, through to the third period.

Things lit up in the third, when Luca Del Bel Belluz notched another one in, making it 2-1.

Saginaw’s Zayne Parekh would add another, then Sandis Vilmanis scored his fourth goal of the playoffs to make it 3-2 for the Sting.

Ethan Ritchie found the open net for a 4-2 lead, but Parekh struck again for Saginaw, with just under two minutes left in the third.

Sting captain Nolan Dillingham capped things off to make it a 5-3 final.

The Sting lead the series 3-0 and return to the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Thursday night for Game 4. 


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