The Sarnia Sting fell 4-3 to the Flint Firebirds in overtime Friday, October 21 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena. (Photo provided by Metcalfe Photography)The Sarnia Sting fell 4-3 to the Flint Firebirds in overtime Friday, October 21 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena. (Photo provided by Metcalfe Photography)
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Sting rally to beat Firebirds 4-3

The Sarnia Sting defeated the Flint Firebirds with a 4-3 win Friday night.

The Sting turned a 2-0 deficit around in the second period into a 3-2 lead.

Sasha Pastujov, Chandler Romeo, and Christian Kyrou all scored in the second period.

Romeo scored his first goal of the season and Kyrou put the Sting ahead at 16:13 on a two-on-one rush with Angus MacDonell.

 

Lombardi’s second goal sent the two teams into the intermission tied at 3-3.

Marcus Limpar-Lantz scored the winning goal during the third period, breaking the 3-3 tie.

The Sting (16-10-4-2) are fourth in the conference with 38 points, three more than the fifth-place Firebirds and Owen Sound Attack.

They’re four points behind the first-place Saginaw Spirit.

The Sting are back in action on December 30 against the London Knights.

 

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