Saginaw Spirit @Erie Otters 11/11/09

The Saginaw Spirit lost to the Erie Otters 5-2 Wednesday afternoon 11/11/09, breaking their six game consecutive win streak. Scoring for the Spirit were Jordan Skellett and Vince Trocheck. Saginaw has 28 points and is 13-5-2-0 on the season, 7-2-1-0 in their last ten games, and sitting in third place in the OHL Western Conference.

The Otters jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the first period, with center Mike Cazzola scoring at the 5:59 mark courtesy assists from defensemen Tyler Hostetter and Mitch Gaulton. The Spirit would fire back in the second frame, with winger Jordan Skellett evening up the score with a goal at 7:08 in the period. Winger Josh Shalla and goalie Edward Pasquale assisted on the goal. A Spirit goal at the 10:54 mark from rookie Vince Trocheck, assisted by winger Joe Pleckaitis and center Barry Sanderson, would give the Spirit a 2-1 lead exiting the second period.

Despite the concerted effort, Erie would mount a counter attack with four third period goals to earn the 5-2 victory. Scoring for the Otters in the third period were Cazzola, center Greg McKegg and center Andrew Yogan, who had two goals in the effort. Former Spirit skater Zack Torquato notched two assists in the game.

Spirit goalie Edward Pasquale (NHL ATLANTA THRASHERS) would post 29 saves on 34 shots, while Otters netminder Jaroslav Janus earned 27 saves on 29 shots.

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