SAGINAW, Mich. (Interstat) — Anthony Cristoforo recorded a hat trick, and the Windsor Spitfires defeated the Saginaw Spirit 6-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League play at Dow Event Center. Windsor improved to 1-3, while Saginaw dropped to 1-3. Cristoforo opened the scoring in the first period, assisted by Bogdan Yakushevsky. Saginaw answered early in the second when Braidy Wassilyn scored, with Dmitry Savin assisting. Savin then gave Saginaw a brief lead, with Wassilyn and Dima Zhilkin assisting. Caden Harvey tied it for Windsor, assisted by Yakushevsky and Andrew Robinson. Cristoforo added his second goal, assisted by Jonathan Brown, giving Windsor a 3-2 lead after two periods. Windsor added three third-period goals. Harvey scored again early in the third, and Beksultan Makysh stretched the lead, with Shawn Costello and Hamza Havusic assisting. Brody Pepoy scored for Saginaw, assisted by Zhilkin and Jacob Cloutier, before Cristoforo completed his hat trick. Attendance was 3,037.