Trenten Bennett made 29 saves for his first shutout as a Firebird, and Jimmy Lombardi’s first-period power-play goal held up as the Flint Firebirds beat the Soo Greyhounds 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Dort Financial Center. The win finished a perfect three-games-in-three-days weekend for Flint, which also beat the Saginaw Spirit in a shootout on Friday and 6-2 on Saturday, and lifted the Firebirds to 9-2-1-0.
Scoring summary
- 1st — FLNT: Jimmy Lombardi, power play (Nasean Faria). 1-0 Flint.
How it happened
Lombardi struck early with the man advantage, and the assist was the first OHL point for Nasean Faria. The goal was Lombardi’s 62nd in an OHL career spent entirely in Flint, and it moved him to 19 points this season, the team lead. He keeps closing on Ty Dellandrea’s franchise marks of 94 goals, 122 assists, and 216 points.
From there it was a goaltending game. Flint drew two more power plays in the second period but could not add to the lead, and Soo goalie David Vermirovsky kept the Greyhounds within one the rest of the way.
Goalies
Bennett, making just his third start of the season, stopped all 29 shots he faced. Mason Courville had started in goal on Saturday against Saginaw.
Streaks
Flint has points in eight straight games (7-0-1-0) and has won five in a row at home. The Firebirds are now 7-0-0-0 in games in which they score a power-play goal.
What’s next
The Firebirds visit the Kitchener Rangers on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., then return home to face the Barrie Colts on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. before a Sunday trip to Sarnia.
Watch
Watch: OHL highlights from Soo at Flint, Oct. 25 (CHL.ca)
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