The Flint Firebirds took all four points from the Saginaw Spirit in this weekend’s I-75 home-and-home, winning 4-3 in a shootout at Saginaw’s Dow Event Center on Friday and 6-2 at the Dort Financial Center on Saturday. Flint (8-2-1-0, 17 points) sits second in the OHL’s West Division, two points ahead of third-place Saginaw (6-4-2-1, 15 points).
Standouts
For Flint, Darian Anderson scored twice and added an assist on Saturday, Jimmy Lombardi set up three goals, and Mason Courville made 27 saves. For Saginaw, Brody George scored his first OHL goal on Friday, and Dima Zhilkin pushed his season-opening point streak to 13 games with an assist Saturday.
What changed
Friday’s game needed a shootout to settle it, but Saturday’s turned on the power play: Flint scored twice with the man advantage in the first period and went 2-for-4 overall, while Saginaw went 1-for-6. The Spirit outshot Flint 29-23 in the rematch but chased the game after the first period.
What’s next
Saginaw visits the Soo Greyhounds on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Read the recaps: Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24.
Watch
Watch: Friday’s game video from Saginaw, Oct. 23 (Saginaw Spirit) and OHL highlights from Flint, Oct. 24 (CHL.ca)
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