Panthers edge B’s to return to win column

What a difference a day makes. Just ask the Pelham Panthers. One night after netting three goals on 63 shots in a loss, the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League team was a model of efficiency scoring three on 27 shots in a win.

Michael Marchesan scored two goals and Matt Ruigrok one in a 3-2 road victory over the Hamilton Kilty B’s.

Brandon McCorriston made 33 saves as Pelham ended a fivegame losing skid to improve to 10-6-0-1 in the junior B league’s Golden Horseshoe Conference.

Both teams finished Monday night’s game 0-for-4 on the power play.

Hamilton’s first loss in four games dropped the Kilty B’s to 11-4, four points behind the conference- and league-leading Niagara Falls Canucks, 13-1, and one ahead of Pelham.

Hamilton has two games in hand on the Panthers.

On Sunday night, Pelham dropped a 4-3 decision in overtime despite outshooting the host Welland Jr. Canadians 63-26.

Only game on the Golden Horseshoe schedule Tuesday night had the St. Catharines Falcons, 10-3, hosting Niagara Falls at Jack Gatecliff Arena.

Results were unavailable at press time, but a summary is posted online at stcatharinesstandard.ca, niagarafallsreview.ca and wellandtribune.ca.

St. Catharines came into the third game in head-to-head play against the Canucks on a ninegame winning streak. Niagara Falls opened the regional rivalry with 6-3 and 6-1 victories in a home-and-home series that opened the regular season in mid-September.

Wednesday action has Hamilton visiting western New York for a 7 p.m. faceoff against the Lockport Regals, 1-13. Pelham is back on the ice 7 p.m. Friday for a road game against Canucks.