Prosvetov’s 47 saves prevent Knights from winning final regular season home game

March 10, 2019

Two games, a total of 105 shots and two spectacular goaltending performances against the London Knights.

Ivan Prosvetov of the Saginaw Spirit kicked aside 47 shots and rookie Cole Perfetti scored all four Spirit goals as Saginaw defeated London 4-1 in the Knights final regular season home game in 2018-19.

Prosvetov’s effort came 24 hours after Emmanuel Vella stopped 54 London shots in a 3-2 overtime win by the Knights against the Flint Firebirds.

London trailed 1-0 after Perfetti’s first at 3:41 of the opening period. A pass hit a skate deep in the London zone and bounced to Perfetti and he banged it past Knights goalie Joseph Raaymakers.

That goal stood up as the Knights pressured the Spirit end of the ice. The Knights limited Saginaw to 10 shots through nearly two periods of play. Shots on goal read 33-13 for London after 40 minutes,

Perfetti put the Spirit up 2-0 at the 5:32 mark of the third as he cashed in after a strong move to the net from Florida Panthers prospect Owen Tippett.

Cole Tymkin became the first player to put a puck past Prosvetov with just over five and a half minutes remaining, but a quick strike back on a Spirit power play by Perfetti restored the Saginaw lead and then with the Spirit net empty, Perfetti pivoted in his own zone and smashed a puck down the ice and into the empty net for his 35th goal of the year.

The Knights now lead the Spirit by four points for first place in the Western Conference. Saginaw has one game in hand and the teams will meet each other again in Saginaw on March 16.

Before the game London honoured overage players Will Lochead, Kevin Hancock and Joseph Raaymakers. All three received their jerseys in glass cases and a standing ovation from the Budweiser Gardens fans.

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