Despite a strong first period, late-game lapses saw the Sudbury Wolves fall to the Barrie Colts at Sudbury Arena on Feb. 28.
Jakub Vondras got the call in goal for the Wolves while Ben West took his place in net for the Colts.
At the 5:55 mark of the first period, David Goyette scored his 36th goal of the season to give the Wolves an early 1-0 lead.
With 10:22 remaining in the period, former Sudbury player Michael Derbidge scored his fourth goal of the season for Barrie to tie the game 1-1.
At 13:23, Sudbury reclaimed the lead with a goal from Nathan Villeneuve, his 22nd of the season, putting Sudbury on top 2-1.
With 5:08 to go in the first, Jack Brauti scored his eighth goal of the season for Barrie to once again tie the game at 2-2.
At the 15:39 mark of the opening period Riley Patterson scored his 25th goal of the season to give the Colts a 3-2 lead.
With 3:14 remaining in the first, the Wolves tied the game back up thanks to Kocha Delic’s 21st goal of the season.
After a wild first period, the score was tied 3-3.
It didn’t take long for the tie to be broken in the second, as just 22 seconds into the period, Beau Jelsma scored his 29th goal of the season to give Barrie a 4-3 lead.
Despite plenty of chances from both teams, the score remained the same until Chris Grisolia scored his third goal of the season with 4:19 remaining in the period to give the Colts a 5-3 lead with one period left to play.
The next goal was scored at the 7:57 mark of the third period when Riley Patterson scored his second goal of the game to give Barrie a 6-3 lead.
Barrie would seal the deal with 3:01 remaining in the game with Beau Jelsma’s second of the game to give the Colts a 7-3 victory over the Wolves.
With the loss, the Sudbury Wolves hold a record of 33 wins, 18 losses, three overtime losses and three shootout losses, good for first place in the Central Division, second place in the Eastern Conference, and sixth place in the Ontario Hockey League.
The Wolves look to regroup on Friday with a game at home against the Sarnia Sting with a scheduled start time of 7:05 p.m.
Super fan Robert McCarthy covers Sudbury Wolves games for Sudbury.com. Got a question for Robert? Email it to [email protected].
