by C. Scott Holland
Suddenly the Leamington Flyers have found all the right ingredients for success as they played solidly on home ice for the second straight game.
The Flyers whitewashed the
Sarnia Legionnaires 7-0 on Saturday night as Leamington starter Colin Greeley got the shutout - his third of the season - by making 16 saves.
From the outset, the Flyers dominated and didn't let up until the final buzzer rang.
They led 1-0 then 5-0 as they chalked up their second consecutive victory.
They have outscored their opposition 19-1 and outshot their opposition 130-36 in the last two contests.
The Flyers' attack began at 4:40 of the first when Matt Ogden and Kyle Bowman set up Brett Babkirk`s blueline powerplay blast which baffled Sarnia starter Kyle Washer. The game remained close until near the 13 minute mark of the second when Ron Soucie and Tony Spidalieri assisted on Alex Seguin`s powerplay goal from close range. One minute later Babkirk and Dylan Solecki hooked up with Jarred Dennis who lifted the puck high into the left side and then Cheyne Matheson found Nicholas Nicodemo who unleshed a backhander which found an open hole in the net`s left side. Matheson and Nicodemo collected assists when Kyle Bowman thrust his own rebound into the Sarnia net for the Flyers`fifth goal.
Early in the third Soucie and the Legionnaires`Jeff Schroeter squared off to exchange fistcuffs, but that was the extent of the roughness. Austin Mattson completed the Flyers`offensive work by drulling a pair of third period goals. Austin’s second tally was a marvel as he took Eric mayor`s feed, weaved through the defense and fired a cannon shot that hit the target.
The win leaves Leamington tied with Sarnia and Chatham for sixth place and trailing fifth place St. Marys by three points. The Flyers are now one game above .500 with an 18-17-3 record. With Leamington appearing to gel into a formidible team it will be interesting to see if they can build on their recent success and carry it into the playoffs.
SCHEDULE: Wed. Jan. 19 - Leamington @ LaSalle 7 pm Thurs. Jan. 20 - Chatham @ Leamingtton 7:10 pm Sun. Jan. 23 - Leamington @ Strathroy 7:30 pm
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