The Sarnia Sting was on the defensive from the drop of the puck in Ottawa Friday night and was unable to get on the board, losing 5-0.
The 67's led 2-0 after the first period and 4-0 after two.
Nathan Todd had two goals and an assist to lead Ottawa.
Sting assistant coach Chris Lazery.
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The Sting got some players back from injury including leading scorer Nikita Korostelev and Orleans Ont. native Patrick White.
Late in the game, however, overage defenseman Josh Chapman was given a game misconduct for a flagrant elbow to the head of an Ottawa player and will be subject to league disciplinary action.
Sarnia was outshot 26-21 with veteran goaltender Taylor Dupuis taking the loss.
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Liam Herbst recorded the shutout for Ottawa.
The Sting (23-18-4-2) will look to mount a better effort Saturday night in Kingston in the final game of its eastern road swing.
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