Home isn't sweet for the Sudbury Wolves. The local Major Junior squad lost two straight games this past weekend, losing to Barrie and Oshawa.
On Friday, the Wolves were dumped 3-1 by the Barrie Colts at
the Sudbury Arena.Vladimir Nikiforov and Matthieu Methot scored
2:38 apart in the third period to blow the game open and give
the Colts a 3-0 lead.
Marc Staal got a late goal, but it was too little, too late.
Kris Sparre scored the other goal for Barrie.
 
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Wolves goalie Kevin Beech made 21 saves, while Barrie's
puck stopper Andrew Perugini stopped 28 shots.
On Sunday, the Wolves were nipped 5-4 in shoot out by the
Oshawa Generals.
It was a power play free-for-all, as both teams combined to
score seven extra strength goals, with Sudbury potting three of
them.
The teams exchanged goals and leads frequently throughout the
entire game.
Oshawa took a late, third period lead, after John Tavares
scored with just 3:02 left in the game. It was his second tally
of the game.
Undaunted, Sudbury fought back when Kevin Baker popped the
game-tying goal with just 33 seconds left in regulation.
Overtime settled nothing, so the clubs went to a shoot out.
Wolves' shooters Jesse Messier, Baker and Nick Foligno
failed to find the back of the net.
Oshawa's first two shooters, Tavares and Dale Mitchell,
were denied, but the third sniper, Vaclav Meidl scored the
winner.
Akim Aliu finished with two goals and three points, and was
named the game's second star. Tavares was the first star,
while Baker was the third star.
Wolves defender Jonathan D'Aversa scored one goal and three
points.
Dean Howard scored the two other goals for Oshawa.
Beech made 24 saves, while Oshawa goalie Carlo DiRienzo stopped
28 shots.
The two losses slammed Sudbury into the basement of the Central
Division with a record of 4-6-0-1, good for nine points.
The Wolves occupy eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.
