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Windsor Spitfires 1, Flint Firebirds 4

  • Nathan Day earned first star honours, stopping 41 of 42 in the Flint crease; Rodwin Dionicio ended Day’s shutout bid with 3:44 remaining
  • Detroit Red Wings prospect Amadeus Lombardi scored goals 39 of 40 of the season while tacking on an assist
  • Chicago Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes extended his point streak to 12 games with his 29th goal of the season
  • Overage forward Riley Piercey recorded three primary assists, giving him 100 in his OHL career
  • Flint held Windsor’s Shane Wright pointless for the first time in his 11 OHL games this season
  • The Firebirds earn their third straight win and improve to 2-3-1-0 against Windsor this season
  • Windsor’s Daniil Sobolev played in his first game since Jan. 21st while rookie defender Carson Woodall made his OHL debut

Game Centre | Firebirds Post-Game | Spitfires Post-Game

 

Guelph Storm 5, Soo Greyhounds 2

  • Cooper Walker scored the game winner with just three seconds remaining in the second period, one of three unassisted Storm goals on the night
  • Sophomore forward Ryan McGuire scored twice for Guelph, giving him six goals on the campaign
  • Sault Ste. Marie’s Brenden Sirizzotti had a goal and an assist
  • Patrick Leaver made 32 saves for the win as Guelph was outshot 34-26
  • The Storm stay hot, winning their sixth in a row to sit tied with fourth place Saginaw in the Western Conference; they went 4-0 against the Soo this season
  • The Greyhounds have lost four straight, falling nine points out of playoff contention in the Western Conference

Game Centre | Greyhounds Post-Game

 

North Bay Battalion 3, Mississauga Steelheads 0

  • Winnipeg Jets prospect Domenic DiVincentiis stopped all 46 shots sent his way for his third shutout of the season
  • Vancouver Canucks prospect Josh Bloom scored twice while blueliner Ty Nelson netted his 22nd goal of the season
  • Mississauga outshot North Bay 46-30 but the Battalion picked up two points to improve to 3-2 against the Steelheads
  • The Troops improve to 39-17-2-1, five points up on second place Barrie in the Central Division
  • The Trout have lost three straight and sit three points back of fourth place Peterborough in the Eastern Conference

Game Centre | Battalion Post-Game | Steelheads Post-Game

 

London Knights 1, Sarnia Sting 6

  • Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Del Bel Belluz opened the scoring with a pair of power play markers giving him 36 goals on the season; he finished the night with two goals and two assists
  • Anaheim Ducks prospect Sasha Pastujov scored twice, setting a new career-high with 35 goals
  • Nashville Predators signee Nolan Burke scored his 41st of the campaign, his league-leading 20th power play goal; Burke has points in nine consecutive games
  • Dallas Stars pick Christian Kyrou collected three assists
  • The Sting outshot the Knights 41-24 as Ben Gaudreau earned his 50th career victory, moving into fifth all-time in Sting history
  • Sarnia closes out the season series with a 2-2-1-1 record against London

Game Centre | Sting Post-Game

 

Owen Sound Attack 5, Hamilton Bulldogs 2

  • 2023 NHL Draft prospect Colby Barlow scored goals 42 and 43 on the season as the Attack climbed out to a 5-0 lead in Hamilton
  • Deni Goure scored the game winner for Owen Sound, finishing with a plus-3 rating
  • Madden Steen and Thomas Chafe each scored their third goal of the campaign
  • Hamilton’s Sahil Panwar scored his 24th and 25th goals of the season in the latter half of the third period; he has points in nine straight games
  • Nick Chenard turned aside 20 of 22 for the win opposite Hamilton’s Tristan Malboeuf, who made 25 saves
  • The Attack have won three straight, sitting two points back of fourth place Saginaw and Guelph in the Western Conference

Game Centre | Attack Post-Game | Bulldogs Post-Game

 

Ottawa 67’s 4, Kingston Frontenacs 1

  • Rookie defender Frankie Marrelli’s fourth of the season was the game winner, coming 2:53 into the third period
  • Anaheim Ducks prospect Pavel Mintyukov scored his league-leading 23rd goal of the season from the back end
  • Brady Stonehouse’s 31st goal of the season came shorthanded and unassisted
  • Cameron Tolnai picked up three assists and went 17-for-22 in the faceoff circle
  • Maddox Callens scored Kingston’s lone goal 1:26 into the third frame
  • Ottawa outshot Kingston 35-12, completing an 8-0 season series sweep of the Frontenacs
  • Kingston has now lost nine in a row, trailing Oshawa by three points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference
  • Maleek McGowan returned to the Kingston lineup, but the Fronts remain without injured Ben Roger, Tommy Budnick, Matthew Soto and Nathan Poole
  • Logan Morrison was out of the Ottawa lineup with an injury once again on Friday

Game Centre | 67’s Post-Game | Frontenacs Post-Game

 

Oshawa Generals 1, Sudbury Wolves 5

  • Blueliner Matthew Mania enjoyed his first multi-goal game with two tallies, giving him nine on the season
  • David Goyette and Ethan Larmand both recorded two assists for Sudbury
  • Reigning OHL Rookie of the Month Nate Krawchuk returned to the Wolves crease and made 19 saves for the win
  • Sudbury climbs four points ahead of Oshawa for seventh place in the Eastern Conference

Game Centre | Wolves Post-Game | Generals Post-Game

 

Erie Otters 1, Kitchener Rangers 4

  • Winnipeg Jets prospect Danny Zhilkin (1-1–2) joined LA Kings pick Francesco Pinelli (0-2–2) and blueliner Hunter Brzustewicz (0-2–2) with multi-point outputs
  • Dallas Stars prospect Francesco Arcuri scored his 42nd goal of the season; he has goals in four straight contests
  • Marcus Vandenberg stopped 23 of 24, seeing his shutout bid snapped with just 2:47 remaining by Erie’s Liam Gilmartin
  • Kitchener improves to 27-26-4-0, three points back of seventh place Flint in the Western Conference
  • Erie has dropped four straight, falling to 19-32-1-5

Game Centre | Otters Post-Game

 

Peterborough Petes 6, Niagara IceDogs 0

  • Liam Sztuska stopped all 23 shots he faced for his first career OHL shutout
  • Seattle Kraken prospect Tucker Robertson had a goal and two assists
  • Philadelphia Flyers prospect J.R Avon scored his 29th of the season shorthanded and in highlight reel fashion
  • Peterborough outshot Niagara 66-23 as Owen Flores made 60 saves on the night
  • The Petes improve to 31-24-1-2, holding down fourth place in the Eastern Conference
  • Niagara drops a fifth straight contest, falling to 11-39-7-1

Game Centre | Petes Post-Game | IceDogs Post-Game

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