By Ken Hilderley
SooToday.com
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

After dominating most of the game, the Soo Greyhounds survived a late game scare.

In the end, the Hounds held on for a 3-2 victory over the Sudbury Wolves on Wednesday night at the Essar Centre.

With under five minutes to play and leading 3-1, the Hounds handed the Wolves a five-on-three power play opportunity.

The Wolves quickly converted and continued to pressure the Hounds, who held off the charge until the final buzzer.

T.J. Battani, who was outstanding on the penalty kill, Brett Thompson and Jake Muzzin scored for the Greyhounds. Nick Cousins picked up a pair of assists.

Daniel Lombari, who also picked up an assist and was easily Sudbury's best player, along with John McFarland replied for the Wolves.

Robin Lehner picked up the win, stopping 20 shots. The Hounds peppered the Wolves Alain Valiquette with 37 shots.

The Hounds continue their three-game homestand trip on Friday as the Windsor Spitfires visit the Essar Centre for a 7:35 p.m. start.

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GAME SUMMARY:

Sudbury Wolves 2 At Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3

Essar Centre

1st Period
1, Sault Ste. Marie, Battani 4 (Cousins), 8:39.

Penalties - Corrado Sby (delay of game), 14:12.

2nd Period
2, Sudbury, Lombardi 6 (Hermenegildo), 1:44. 3, Sault Ste. Marie, Thompson 8 (Beukeboom, Cousins), 18:06 (pp).

Penalties - Muzzin Ssm (tripping), 13:27; Sefton Sby (tripping), 16:46.

3rd Period
4, Sault Ste. Marie, Muzzin 3 13:27. 5, Sudbury, McFarland 7 (O'Dell, Lombardi), 15:33 (pp).

Penalties - Sefton Sby (tripping), 2:06; Thompson Ssm (roughing), 4:18; Kurtz Sby (cross checking), 9:09; Carrick Ssm (holding), 14:33; Muzzin Ssm (holding), 15:18.

Shots on Goal
Sudbury 6-6-10-22. Sault Ste. Marie 14-9-14-37.

Power Play Opportunities
Sudbury 1 of 4; Sault Ste. Marie 1 of 4.

Goalies
Sudbury, Valiquette 3-7-0-0 (37 shots-34 saves). Sault Ste. Marie, Lehner 4-4-0-1 (22 shots-20 saves).

Attendance - 4,313
Referees - Mike Cairns (34), Dave Lewis (16).
Linesmen - Ken Smith (77), Troy Miller (74).

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