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Spirit’s Lennox records 59-save shutout – Ontario Hockey League

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Saginaw Spirit 2, Peterborough Petes 0

  • Fresh off signing an entry-level NHL contract, New York Islanders prospect Tristan Lennox posted a 59-save shutout to earn first star honours
  • Lennox’s 59 saves are the most by an OHL goaltender in a shutout in the past 25 years, besting Ivan Prosvetov’s Spirit franchise record of 54 set in 2018-19
  • Blueliners Roberto Mancini and Mitchell Smith scored goals for the Spirit
  • Michael Simpson made 25 saves in the loss for Peterborough
  • Saginaw climbs two points ahead of Guelph to hold down fourth in the Western Conference

Game Centre | Spirit Post-Game | Petes Post-Game

 

London Knights 4, Windsor Spitfires 3 – SO 

  • Ruslan Gazizov scored the game-tying goal with 15:07 left in the third and Oliver Bonk scored the shootout winner as the Knights bested the Spitfires in Windsor
  • The Knights held on to first place in the West: with ten games remaining for each team, the Knights sit two points ahead of the Spitfires with 84
  • Islanders prospect Isaiah George returned from injury
  • Oliver Peer set up his fellow Burlington native and peewee teammate Shane Wright for his eighth goal of the campaign
  • Wright has scored in every game since returning to the OHL: the Kraken pick has eight goals and 19 points in 10 games
  • Spitfires first-round pick Anthony Cristoforo set up a pair of goals to take his assist total to 29: only Oshawa’s Beckett Sennecke has more among rookies
  • Veteran winger Alex Christopoulos scored his 40th goal of the season

Game Centre | Spitfires Post-Game

 

Sudbury Wolves 2, North Bay Battalion 5

  • Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis registered his franchise-record 31st win of the season as the Battalion defeated the Wolves
  • Forward Dalyn Wakely scored two goals, including the game-winner, and was named the first star of the game
  • North Bay’s leading scorer, Matvey Petrov, scored to extend his point streak to five games. The Oilers pick has three goals and three assists in that span
  • The Battalion lead the Central Divison with 79 points after 58 games
  • It was the seventh of eight season meetings, with the Battalion holding a record of 6-1-0
  • NHL Draft prospect Quentin Musty scored and set up another goal to extend his point streak to four games: the winger has two goals and six assists in that time

Game Centre | Battalion Post-Game

 

Hamilton Bulldogs 7, Barrie Colts 5

  • Cole Brown scored his first OHL hat-trick – including the game-winner – as the Bulldogs won a 12-goal thriller in Barrie. The draft-eligible winger also added an assist to set a career-high in points (4)
  • Sahil Panwar set up a pair of Hamilton goals to extend his point streak to eight games: the OA centreman has six goals and seven assists since February 15th
  • The Bulldogs are 6-1-0-0 in their last seven games and sit tied for fifth in the East with 62 points
  • Brandt Clarke scored his second-career hat-trick and second in 33 days, earning second-star honours. The Kings first-round pick has five goals and 14 assists during his current eight-game point streak
  • Evan Vierling had an assist on Clarke’s opening marker. The OA centreman has points in seven straight: nine goals and eight assists

Game Centre | Bulldogs Post-Game

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