Owen Sound Attack 4, London Knights 5 – OT
London leads series 2-0
- George Diaco’s first of the postseason was the OT winner, coming with 4:13 left on the clock
- Trailing 4-3 with less than a minute remaining, Montreal Canadiens prospect Cedrick Guindon scored to force OT
- Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist for London while Denver Barkey drew a pair of primary assists
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Colby Barlow scored twice for the Attack
- Corbin Votary made 48 saves in the loss as Owen Sound was outshot 53-28; London outshot Owen Sound 19-3 in the second period
- The Knights went up 2-0 before a Sunday crowd of 9,036 at Budweiser Gardens
Game Centre | Attack Post-Game
Guelph Storm 4, Sarnia Sting 5 – OT
Sarnia leads series 2-0
- Marko Sikic tied the score at four against his former club before Nolan Burke netted the OT winner midway through the extra frame on an assist from Christian Kyrou
- Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Del Bel Belluz scored twice for Sarnia
- Storm captain Cooper Walker recorded a goal and an assist
- Brayden Gillespie got the start for Guelph in Game 2, making 30 saves in the loss
- The Sting were without injured forward Marcus Limpar-Lantz
- Guelph’s last playoff OT win came back on April 1, 2015 in Owen Sound
- Sarnia took a 2-0 series lead before a crowd of 4,336 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena
Game Centre | Storm Post-Game | Sting Post-Game
Mississauga Steelheads 4, North Bay Battalion 3
Series tied 1-1
- North Bay carried a 3-2 lead into the third period before James Hardie and Charlie Callaghan scored to give Mississauga the win
- Hardie earned first star honours with two goals and an assist
- The Steelheads become the only OHL team to split games one and two to start the first round
- Mississauga outshot North Bay 44-26 as rookie Ryerson Leenders earned the win opposite Dom DiVincentiis, who made 40 saves
Game Centre | Battalion Post-Game
Oshawa Generals 2, Ottawa 67’s 3
Ottawa leads series 2-0
- Last year’s Wayne Gretzky 99 award winner Logan Morrison extended his #OHLPlayoffs point streak to 21 games dating back to last season scoring twice. Morrison recorded a point in all 19 playoff games for Hamilton last year as well as all five games in the 2022 Memorial Cup.
- Collin MacKenzie made 29 saves, stretching his current winning streak to nine games in the Ottawa crease
- Undermanned on the blue line, Jordyn Ertel fell back to play defence for the Generals
- A crowd of 3,009 took in Game 2 at Gatineau’s Slush Puppie Centre
Game Centre | 67’s Post-Game | Generals Post-Game
Barrie Colts 3, Hamilton Bulldogs 6
Barrie leads series 2-1
- Dallas Stars prospect Artem Grushnikov led the way with his first career OHL hat trick, adding an assist for four points in the win
- Lawson Sherk scored and tacked on two assists to earn second star honours
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Nick Lardis and big blueliner Noah Van Vliet each drew two assists for the Bulldogs
- Callum Chisholm scored twice in the loss for Barrie
- Colts captain Brandt Clarke was ejected in the second half of the second period, being assessed a game misconduct for kneeing
- Matteo Drobac started game three after Tristan Malboeuf started games one and two for Hamilton; Drobac made 27 saves for the win
Game Centre | Bulldogs Post-Game
