Costanzo as soon as once more a standout in internet for Spitfires in 3-2 street win over Storm

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Goaltender Joey Costanzo continues to push for extra enjoying time within the Windsor Spitfires’ internet.

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The 17-year-old Costanzo, who was acquired from Niagara simply previous to the beginning of the season, was presupposed to bide his time behind overager Matt Onuska.

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When given an opportunity this season, Costanzo has delivered and that included Friday’s 3-2 street win over the Guelph Storm earlier than a crowd of 4,851 on the Sleeman Centre with a 33-save efficiency that earned him the sport’s first begin.

Costanzo has now received his final 4 begins, which have been all on the street. The primary goalie chosen within the 2021 OHL Draft, Costanzo now boasts a .773 successful proportion within the Windsor internet with an 8-2-0-1 file together with a 2.98 goals-against common and .906 save proportion total.

Costanzo was particularly sharp within the opening interval on Friday when the Spitfires have been outshot 15-6 within the first 20 minutes, however grabbed a 1-0 lead on a Colton Smith objective.

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In a fast-paced recreation, the Storm pulled even after 40 minutes on a power-play objective by Danny Zhilkin, who was again within the Guelph lineup after serving a four-game suspension.

The Storm by no means trailed in successful in Windsor on Wednesday, however it was the Spitfires that by no means trailed in Friday’s recreation.

Captain Matthew Maggio scored his league-leading twenty sixth objective from a pointy angle to place Windsor up once more within the third interval. Guelph captain Cooper Walker received behind the Windsor defence on a Spitfire energy play and put his personal rebound previous Costanzo to tie the sport at 2-2.

Nonetheless, Windsor’s Noah Morneau, who was following up on the play, buried the sport winner with slightly below 5 minutes to play.

The Spitfires, regardless of being outshot 35-21 total, killed off a late Guelph energy play to earn the group’s eighth win in its final 10 video games.

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The Spitfires are again in motion on Saturday in opposition to the Kitchener Rangers on the WFCU Centre. Sport time is 2:05 p.m.

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Sport Abstract

Friday Outcome

Spitfires 3 Storm 2

Windsor 1 0 2 – 3

Guelph 0 1 1 – 2

First interval: 1. Windsor, Smith 13 (Christopoulos, Sobolev) 14:30. Penalties: None. 

Second interval: 2. Guelph, Zhilkin 12 (Buchinger, Poitras) 16:33 (pp). Penalties: Journey W (cross checking) 6:25, McGuire G (cross checking) 9:19, Renwick W (delay of recreation) 15:44.

Third interval: 3. Windsor, Maggio 26 (Maillet, Jodoin) 5:33, 4. Guelph, Walker 7 (Murray) 12:03 (sh), 5. Windsor, Morneau 4 (O’Flaherty, Greentree) 15:35. Penalties: Maggio W (excessive sticking) 9:24, Buchinger G (tripping) 10:43, De Angelis W (holding, misconduct) 17:18.

Sport stats – SOG – Windsor 6 10 5 – 21 Guelph 15 9 11 – 35 Aim (shots-saves) – Windsor: Costanzo (W,8-2-0-1) (35-33). Guelph: Gillespie (L,3-1-1-1) (21-18). Energy play (goals-chances) – Windsor 0-2. Guelph 1-4. Referees: Brent Coulombe (22) and Jesse Wilmot (17). Linesmen: Dave Pfohl (96) and Chris Weier (43). Att.: 4,851 at Sleeman Centre.

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