Windsor Spitfires Dynamic Duo Proves Too Much For Peterborough Petes in 7-1 Rout

Windsor Spitfires Liam Greentree and Ilya Protas became menaces, combining for seven points to rout the Peterborough Petes, 7-1, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth ANdersen and the Peterborough Petes.

The game was Indigenous Heritage Night that featured a pre-game ceremony with a land acknowledgement, a ceremonial faceoff including representatives from Crowe’s Gas, Alderville First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation and the National Anthem, sung by Curve Lake First Nation School students.

The first period was all Windsor. Protas, the Washington Capitals prospect, fed Ryan Abraham who one-timed it at point-blank range for the 1-0 lead just 29 seconds in. Los Angeles Kings prospect Greentree lent a hand this time with a toe drag, then gave it to Protas in the slot, who rung it home for a 2-0 lead. The goal marked the 100th point of the season for both players. It was the first time two Windsor teammates hit the century mark in a season since 1994-95. Windsor tacked on a late goal from AJ Spellacy to make it 3-0 after the first.

Windsor struck again, thanks to Greentree, early in the second period on the power play. He sniped it from the far-side point that made its way through traffic for a 4-0 score. Peterborough finally found the scoresheet as Brady Stonehouse won the draw in the faceoff circle and immediately got it to Genz Ula, who wristed it home to make it 4-1. Greentree and Protas struck again as they were the two assists to a Wyatt Kennedy goal to restore the four-goal lead. Greentree struck again on the power play, this time, he sniped it from the far-side faceoff dot and got his second goal of the game and fourth point; good enough to earn first-star honours.

The third period only saw Nathan Gaymes score for Windsor and the Spitfires left Peterborough with a 7-1 win.

The Petes are on the road for their next game at the Brantford Civic Centre to take on the Bulldogs this Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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