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The Spp Greyhounds picked up a 2-1 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Sudbury Wolves on Wednesday night at Sudbury Arena.
Greyhounds coach John Dean called Wednesday’s victory “a pretty gritty win by our guys.”
After a scoreless opening period, the Greyhounds got on the board first as overage forward Kalvyn Watson looked to hit Marco Mignosa with a back-door pass on the power play. The pass proceeded to deflect off the skate of a Sudbury player and past Wolves goaltender Joe Ranger at 2:23.
Just 2:27 later, the Wolves tied the game as defenceman Nolan Collins skated into the high slot, took a pass from Landon McCallum and beat Greyhounds goaltender Samuel Ivanov stick side.
With 2:52 to go in the period, Watson gave the Greyhounds a 2-1 lead as he took a turnover near the Sault blueline down the ice. After his initial shot from the right win was stopped by Ranger, the overage forward followed up and scored on the rebound short side to give the visitors the lead.
Ranger finished the night with 25 saves for the Wolves.
The win improves the Greyhounds record to 4-5-3-1 on the season.
The Wolves record falls to 3-8-1-0. They are currently sitting 10th in the OHL's Eastern Conference and last place, 20th overall, in the league.
The Pack is back in action on Friday night at home as they play host to the Niagara IceDogs. With a record of 3-6-3-0, Niagara is sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference and 16th overall in the OHL. Game time Friday is 7:05 p.m.
