THE SCOOP

IceDogs 6

Spirit 5

Star of the game: Niagara forward Jason Robertson, with three power-play goals and an assist

Scoring for Saginaw Spirit: Brody Wilde (6) PP, Cole Coskey (12), Blade Jenkins (9), Cole Perfetti (13) PP, Reilly Webb (1). Scoring for Niagara IceDogs: Jason Robertson (28, 29, 30) PP, Lleyton Moore (2), Jacob Paquette (2), Ben Jones (12) PP

Goaltending, shots-saves: Saginaw, Ivan Prosvetov, 47-41; Niagara, Stephen Dhillon, 36-31

Power play, goals-chances: Saginaw, 2-2; Niagara, 4-4

Penalties, in minutes: Saginaw, 8; Niagara, 4

Attendance at Meridian Centre: 4,084

Next games for Niagara: Saturday, home to North Bay Battalion, Teddy Bear Toss Game, 7 p.m.; Thursday, home to Hamilton Bulldogs, 7 p.m.; Friday, at London Knights, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 15, home to Oshawa Generals, 7 p.m.