Havusic leads Spitfires past Otters with three-goal second period
WINDSOR, Ontario (Interstat) — Hamza Havusic had one goal and one assist as the Windsor Spitfires beat the visiting Erie Otters 3-0 on Thursday at WFCU Centre. Windsor scored all three goals in the second period. Michal Svrcek opened the scoring at 10:55 from Jonathan Brown and Ethan Garden. Max Brocklehurst made it 2-0 at 16:35 from Havusic and Ty Bergeron. Havusic capped the scoring at 19:18 from Bergeron and Brocklehurst. Michael Newlove made 27 saves for the shutout. Havusic finished with three shots on goal and was Windsor’s top star. Brocklehurst added a goal and an assist, Bergeron had two assists, Svrcek scored, Garden had an assist, and Brown added an assist. The teams combined for three minor penalties. Erie’s Gairin Michalski was called for high sticking at 4:27 of the third. Windsor’s Michal Svrcek was whistled for interference at 11:17 of the third, and John McLaughlin received a kneeing minor at 12:59 of the second. Windsor improved to 6-8, while Erie fell to 7-8. Attendance was 4,511.