Spits rest and refuel for Monday's Game 3

"With the Spitfires not getting back to Windsor until after 4 a.m. Sunday, the team was more concerned with making sure they were rested.

“You take your rest when you can get it,” Spitfires athletic therapist Joey Garland said. “Because of the (playoff) runs they’ve had here the last couple of years, the coaches know when to push and when to lay off.

“It’s exhausting pressure, both physically and mentally, to play in a game like that and know every shift can cost you.”
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Garland had a litre of chocolate milk ready for players after Saturday’s game and between the first and second overtime, the Spitfires had pizza available for players in the dressing room.

“It’s not ideal, but the guys need the calories and the energy, especially the ones playing high minutes,” Garland said."