Guelph Storm 3, Sarnia Sting 1
Sarnia leads series 3-2
- Patrick Leaver posted a first star performance, making 32 saves to keep the Storm alive heading back home for Game 6
- Max Namestnikov scored the game winner against his former club, giving Guelph a 2-1 lead late in the second period
- Jake Karebela and Jake Murray also scored for the Storm, who won despite being outshot 33-17
- Zach Filak scored Sarnia’s lone goal
- Nolan Burke picked up an assist in his return to the Sting lineup
- Game 5 was played before a sold out crowd of 4,387 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena
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Flint Firebirds 5, Saginaw Spirit 2
Saginaw leads series 3-2
- Nathan Day was the game’s first star, making 38 saves as the Firebirds forced Game 6 at home on Saturday night
- Flint climbed out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Amadeus Lombardi and Zacharie Giroux before Saginaw drew even early in the third
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Dmitry Kuzmin scored the deciding goal 3:46 into the third period
- Ethan Hay and Tyler Deline also scored Flint goals as the ‘Birds prevailed despite being outshot 40-24
- Michiganders Mitchell Smith and Dean Loukus provided Saginaw goals while Matyas Sapovaliv drew assists on both
- Coulson Pitre was out of the Flint lineup
- Game 5 was played before a capacity crowd of 5,514 at the Dow Event Center
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Mississauga Steelheads 0, North Bay Battalion 6
North Bay leads series 3-2
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Domenic DiVincentiis stopped all 37 shots he faced as North Bay took a 3-2 series lead
- Seattle Kraken prospects Kyle Jackson (2-1–3) and Ty Nelson (1-2–3) both had three points while Matvey Petrov and Pasquale Zito both finished with three assists
- Vancouver Canucks prospect Josh Bloom had a goal and an assist
- Ryerson Leenders made 23 saves through two periods before giving way to Alessio Beglieri in the third
- Game 5 was played before a crowd of 3,975 at North Bay Memorial Gardens
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