There was no luck of the Irish for the travelling Sudbury Wolves who played a spirited, but ultimately losing, game against the Owen Sound Attack on St. Patrick’s Day.
Nate Krawchuk got his second straight start for the Wolves while Carter George was the starting goaltender for Owen Sound.
The Wolves found themselves down early in this one, as Colby Barlow scored his 35th goal for the Attack just 16 seconds into the game to give Owen Sound a very early 1-0 lead.
The Wolves tried everything they could to put the puck past George in the next several minutes, but didn’t have any luck, and as a result, the Attack made the game 2-0 with a goal from Servac Petrovsky, his 18th goal of the season, with 4:36 remaining in the first period.
With 3:59 remaining in the period, the Wolves got on the board thanks to Quentin Musty’s 38th goal of the season, making the score 2-1 for Owen Sound.
With less than a minute remaining in the period, Colby Barlow scored his second goal of the first period, this one on the power play, to give the Attack a 3-1 lead.
With just two seconds remaining in the first, Sudbury Wolves’ forward Alex Pharand was hooked while on a breakaway, and scored on the ensuing penalty shot, making the score 3-2 for Owen Sound after the first 20 minutes of play.
At 2:09 of the second period, Kocha Delic scored his 24th goal of the season for Sudbury to tie the game 3-3.
With 9:23 remaining in the middle frame, the Wolves took a 4-3 lead thanks to Musty’s second goal of the game. With one period remaining, the Sudbury Wolves led the Owen Sound Attack by a score of 4-3.
Barlow completed a hat trick some 52 seconds into the third period to tie the game up for the Attack, 4-4.
Petrovsky scored his second of the game, giving Owen Sound a one-goal lead. With fewer than five minutes to go in the third, the Wolves found themselves down 5-4.
Cedric Guindon sealed the victory for the Attack at the 9:42 mark of the third period, scoring one final goal to make it a 6-4 victory for Owen Sound.
With the loss, the Sudbury Wolves now hold a record of 36 wins, 22 regulation losses, four overtime losses, and three shootout losses, good for third place in the Central Division, fifth place in the Eastern Conference, and ninth place overall in the Ontario Hockey League with three games remaining in the regular season.
The Pack takes to the ice for their final home game of the regular season on March 22 against the Barrie Colts. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m.
Super fan Robert McCarthy covers Sudbury Five games for Sudbury.com. Got a question for Robert? Email it to [email protected].
