Caleb Paquette picked up a hat trick as the Amherstburg Integrity Admirals beat the Petrolia Flyers 5-2 Sunday night at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg.
The Addys are third in the Stobbs Division standings with 52 points, five behind co-leaders Essex and Lakeshore.
Paquette accounted for all of the scoring in the first period. The first goal was scored at 9:32, with the second coming after the 15-minute mark on the power play. Cory Burns assisted on both goals, with the other assists credited to Curtis Prymack and Ryan Alexander.
The Admirals made it 3-0 shortly after the start of the second period on a goal by Jordan Luciw. The Flyers put a goal up at 12:54 in the period thanks to Hunter Bryce. Paquette completed the hat trick at 18:49 on the power play, for a 4-1 Amherstburg lead at second intermission.
The two teams exchanged single goals in the third period, with the Admirals extending its lead to 5-1 on a Dylan Muzzatti score. Petrolia scored later in the period, once again on a Hunter Bryce goal.
Amherstburg travels to Essex Tuesday for a key battle with the 73s, while Petrolia hosts Lakeshore Thursday night.
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Nick Delyzer scored twice as the Blenheim Blades beat the visiting Mooretown Flags 6-3 Sunday night.
The home team started first with the offence. Keir Cumming scored at just 2:26 into the opening period. The Flags tied it up at 6:52 on a power play score from Greg Hay, though the Blades would regain the lead 63 seconds before first intermission with a Drew Marlatt goal.
The Blades then exploded in the second period with four straight goals. Delyzer scored the first of his two in the period at 3:23. Next came Nate Broek's goal just before the five-minute mark. Zach Horvath found the net on the power play at 10:10, and Delyzer followed suit just over three minutes later. Mooretown's Nolan Riley got a goal back for the Flags before the break, though the score was 6-2 Blenheim at that point.
Ben Morrison picked up a Mooretown goal in the third period. Eric Stewardson had 32 saves for Blenheim in goal, while Mooretown goalie Nolan Hakr stopped nine out of 15 shots.
The Blades host the Dresden Kings Thursday night, while Mooretown welcomes the Wallaceburg Lakers Saturday night.
