London Knights 4, Sarnia Sting 3 – OT
- Trailing 3-0 eight minutes into the third period, London scored four unanswered to stun the Sting and clinch a spot in the OHL Playoffs
- Blueliner Ethan MacKinnon scored the equalizer with 3:06 remaining before Seattle Kraken prospect Ryan Winterton scored the overtime winner 2:43 into the extra frame
- Knights rookie Zach Bowen was the game’s first star, making 30 saves to record his 15th consecutive victory
- Easton Cowan and Sean McGurn each had two assists for London
- Nolan Burke had two helpers for Sarnia while Ben Gaudreau stopped 34 shots to help the Sting earn a point
Game Centre | Sting Post-Game
Erie Otters 6, Soo Greyhounds 5 – OT
- Trailing 4-0 early in the second period, the Erie Otters pulled ahead 5-4 beyond the midway point of the third before the Hounds forced overtime and an exciting finish
- Blueliner Spencer Sova’s 15th of the season came 1:54 into overtime as Erie recovered to pick up two points against the Greyhounds
- Malcolm Spence and Artyom Kulakov each had a goal and an assist while Carey Terrance scored his club-leading 25th of the season
- Mark Duarte scored the game-tying goal with three minutes remaining, helping the Hounds pick-up a point
- Kyle Downey made 24 saves for the win in Erie’s crease
- The Greyhounds sit five points back of Kitchener for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference
Game Centre | Otters Post-Game | Greyhounds Post-Game
Mississauga Steelheads 2, Windsor Spitfires 3 – OT
- Jacob Maillet’s 21st goal of the season was the overtime winner, coming on a breakaway to extend Windsor’s winning streak to nine games
- Colton Smith and Michael Renwick also scored for the Spits, who outshot the Steelheads 29-23
- James Hardie and Porter Martone scored Mississauga goals in front of 26 saves from rookie Ryerson Leenders
- Joey Costanzo made 21 saves, improving to 21-4-0-1 on the season
- The Spitfires, who became the first team to clinch a spot in the OHL Playoffs on Friday, improve to 37-12-3-1
- Mississauga earns a point in a fourth straight game, holding down fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 27-21-5-0 record
Game Centre | Spitfires Post-Game | Steelheads Post-Game
Kitchener Rangers 1, Flint Firebirds 6
- Chicago Blackhawks pick Gavin Hayes led the way with three assists while Dmitry Kuzmin, Coulson Pitre, Amadeus Lombardi and Riley Piercey each had a goal and an assist
- Pitre returned to the Flint lineup having been sidelined since Feb. 6th while Lombardi extended his point streak to 12 games
- Nathan Day carried a shutout into the third period, stopping 30 of 31 to earn first star honours in the win
- Francesco Pinelli’s 33rd of the season was Kitchener’s lone goal as the Rangers were outshot 41-31 in the loss
- The Firebirds improve to 25-25-4-1 to climb into a tie with Guelph for sixth in the Western Conference
Game Centre | Firebirds Post-Game | Rangers Post-Game
Guelph Storm 5, Oshawa Generals 4 – SO
- Max Namestnikov tied the score with 1:12 remaining to force overtime and a shootout before Valentin Zhugin scored the difference-maker
- Boston Bruins prospect Matthew Poitras had a goal and two assists while going 14-for-20 in the faceoff circle
- Oshawa’s Joseph Serpa had a goal and an assist to earn first star honours in the game
- Brayden Gillespie stopped 29 and three in the shootout to earn the win
- Jacob Oster turned aside 36 shots against his former club to help the Generals earn a valuable point
Game Centre | Generals Post-Game
Saginaw Spirit 3, Owen Sound Attack 2
- Vegas Golden Knights prospect Matyas Sapovaliv scored twice, netting the game winner on the power play with 1:34 to go in the second period
- Nic Sima also scored for Saginaw, while rookie forward Bode Stewart picked up a point in a third straight game
- Cedrick Guindon and Kaleb Lawrence scored Owen Sound goals as the Bears dropped their third straight decision
- New York Islanders prospect Tristan Lennox made 25 saves to earn his third straight win
- The Spirit pick up a pair of big points in their third straight win, creating some distance in front of Owen Sound for fourth place in the Western Conference
Game Centre | Spirit Post-Game | Attack Post-Game
North Bay Battalion 4, Barrie Colts 2
- Barrie climbed out to a 2-0 first period lead before North Bay scored the next four, re-establishing a six-point cushion atop the Central Division
- Sophomore forward Owen Van Steensel’s eighth of the season was the game winner with eight minutes left in the third period
- Buffalo Sabres prospect Josh Bloom scored his 25th of the campaign and fellow Saginaw Spirit acquisition Brayden Hislop scored his first as a member of the Battalion
- Evan Vierling and Brandt Clarke scored Barrie goals
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis stopped 31 of 33, improving to 29-8-1-0 on the season – he sits one shy of Jake Smith’s 2015-16 Battalion single season franchise record of 30 victories
Game Centre | Battalion Post-Game
