MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Justin Shugg scored three times and added an assist to guide the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors to a come-from-behind 7-5 victory over the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League on Sunday afternoon.
Chris Doyle had the eventual winner for the Majors (11-2-0), while Casey Cizikas, Jordan Mayer and Gregg Sutch also tallied.
Shugg's performance overshadowed an equally impressive offensive effort by Sudbury's Marcus Foligno.
Foligno scored three times and assisted on a first-period power-play goal by John McFarland. Kyle Shaw had the other marker for the Wolves (4-10-1), who lost their fourth in a row.
Shugg, acquired by the Majors in an off-season trade with Windsor Spitfires, scored once in the first period, twice in the second and set up Doyle for the game-winning goal late in the third as Mississauga won its fourth game in a row.
"I think we might have been a little tired," said Shugg, referring to Mississauga's three-game stretch over the weekend. "And we may have under-estimated 1/8the Wolves 3/8 a little bit too."
Shugg raised his season totals to nine goals and 19 points in 13 games with Sunday's offensive output. His first goal of the game in the first period was a short-handed marker. He scored at even strength and also on the power play in the second.
Sudbury shocked the Majors by grabbing a 3-1 lead in the first period. The Majors fought back in the second to pull ahead 4-3, but the Wolves responded with a pair of goals and were ahead 5-4 to start the third frame.
Neither starting goaltender, Alain Valiquette of the Wolves and Mississauga's JP Anderson, was around by the end of the game.
Valiquette was injured on Shugg's second goal of the game early in the second period and was replaced by Alex Laino.
Anderson struggled in the first period, allowing three goals on 11 shots, and was replaced by Anthony Peters for the start of the second period.
Sting 3, Greyhounds 2
SARNIA, Ont. -- Nail Yakupov scored twice, including in overtime, as the Sarnia Sting slipped by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3-2 in Ontario Hockey League action Sunday afternoon.
Anthony Donati's goal at the 8:16 mark of the third period forced overtime for Sarnia (6-7-2), while John Cullen made 36 saves.
Daniel Catenacci had a power-play marker for Sault Ste. Marie (5-8-3), while Chris Perugini stopped 30 shots.
It took the Sting just 35 seconds to score in overtime, when Kale Kerbashian fed a pass to a wide open Yakupov who's second goal of the game won it for Sarnia.
The Greyounds grabbed a 1-0 lead just over 5 minutes into the game, when Thibodeau scored his first of the season.
Before the end of the first, Yakupov scored to tie it for the end of the period.
Nobody scored in the second period, despite each team having numerous power play chances.
The Sault regained the lead mid-way through the final frame, as Catenacci scored a power-play goal to put the Hounds up 2-1, but less than a minute later defenceman
Donati scored his first of the season to tie the game at two.
Both team struggled on the power play, as the Sting were 0-for-8 in the game, including missing on four chances in the second. Catenacci's goal was the only one on six power plays for the Greyhounds.
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