The Sudbury Wolves continued their Western Conference road trip Saturday night with a stop in Saginaw to face the Spirit.
The Wolves started strong for the second night in a row, but couldn't hold the lead and lost 5-2.
Ryan Valentini put the Wolves on the board midway through the opening frame, with Kyle Capobianco and C.J. Yakimowicz picking up assists. The Wolves took their 1-0 lead into the dressing room , with shots on goal tied 7-7 after the first.
Hayden Hodgson tied things up for the Spirit on the power play early in the second period. Keaton Middleton gave them the go-ahead goal just minutes later to take a 2-1 lead.
Mike Davies extended the Spirit score late in the second to give them a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes. The Spirit outshot the Wolves 17-8 in the second.
Macauley Carson tried to get the Wolves going in the third, scoring on the power play to bring the Wolves within one. But that was as close as they would come.
Hodgson scored his second of the game to make it 4-2 before Max Grondin scored an empty net goal to give the Spirit a 5-2 victory. Final shots on goal were 34-23 in favour of the Spirit.
The Wolves will close out their Western Conference road trip Sunday in Windsor as they face off against the Spitfires at 2:05 p.m.
