The division race has suddenly gotten a little tighter for the Windsor Spitfires. Article content

The defending West Division-champion Spitfires opened a double-digit lead atop the division early in the season. Article content Article content

The gap on that lead has been slowly cut into and it shrank a little more on Thursday after the Sault Ste. Marie erased a pair of two-goal leads to beat the Spitfires 4-3 in overtime at the WFCU Centre.

“Whenever you play a division game, you want to get those two points,” Spitfires’ forward Ethan Belchetz said.

Windsor is now 1-3-1 in its last five games against West Division teams and the Greyhounds have cut the gap on the Spitfires to six points.

Windsor Spitfires Jack Nesbitt, left, Ethan Belchetz and Liam Greentree celebrate a

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