Generals beat Spitfires 5-1 at the WFCU Centre
Generals 5, Spitfires 1 at the WFCU Centre Saturday. Ryan Hedley had a hat trick for Oshawa; Bogdan Yakushevsky scored 19 seconds into the third for Windsor. The Spits (3-4-1-0) host Saginaw Monday at 2:05 p.m.
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The Oshawa Generals beat the Windsor Spitfires 5-1 on Saturday night at the WFCU Centre.
Oshawa scored twice in the first six minutes. Captain Harrison Franssen opened the scoring at 3:39 of the first period, and Ryan Hedley made it 2-0 at 5:47, the Spitfires' game story says. In the second, Brennan Huyck scored at 12:02, and Hedley added his second 57 seconds later for a 4-0 lead.
Bogdan Yakushevsky ended the shutout bid 19 seconds into the third period. Hedley completed his hat trick with an empty-net goal late in the game.
Oshawa outshot Windsor 27-24, and Generals goalie Matthew Humphries made 23 saves. Attendance was 4,475, the Windsor Star reported. The loss leaves Windsor at 3-4-1-0, at the bottom of the West Division, the Star said.
The Spitfires host the Saginaw Spirit on Thanksgiving Monday at 2:05 p.m. at the WFCU Centre.
Photo: the WFCU Centre bowl on Saturday night, taken by Windsor News. Fans in the foreground are blurred.
