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Friday Highlights: Overtime heroics kick-off March madness

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Kitchener Rangers 4 vs. London Knights 3 – OT

Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf scored goals 48 and 49 on the season, with the latter coming 46 seconds into overtime with an assist from Matthew Sop
Luke Ellinas and Matthew Andonovski also scored for the Blueshirts, while Mitchell Martin had an assist in his first game since Nov. 5th
Calgary Flames prospect Hunter Brzustewicz surpassed 70 assists on the season, and is now three back of Jason Gladney (1993-94) for the most in a single season by a Rangers defenceman
Easton Cowan scored shorthanded with 58 seconds left in the second period to extend his point streak to 28 games
Jacob Julien and Kasper Halttunen also scored for the Knights
Kitchener outshot London 29-25, handing the Knights a second straight loss
The 37-20-2-0 Rangers remain within four points of third place Sault Ste. Marie in the Western Conference

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Saginaw Spirit 4 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 3 – OT

NHL Draft prospect Zayne Parekh’s 29th of the season tied the score with 5:14 remaining before his 30th was the OT winner 28 seconds into the extra frame
Parekh becomes just the second draft eligible defenceman in OHL history (since 1980) to score 30 goals in a season, joining John Slaney of the Cornwall Royals (1989-90)
Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck scored his 30th of the season in the Spirit comeback win
Fellow Canadiens draftee Florian Xhekaj also scored goal #30 on the season for Brantford
Zakary Lavoie and Marek Vanacker joined the scoring for the Bulldogs
Blueliner Niko Krmpotic picked up an assist for his first OHL point
Saginaw outshot Brantford 41-21, improving their record to 42-15-0-1
The Bulldogs have points in eight straight, leading the East Division with a record of 32-16-8-2

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Oshawa Generals 4 vs. Soo Greyhounds 3 – OT

Colorado Avalanche prospect Calum Ritchie scored his second of the night seven seconds into overtime as the Generals rallied from behind to beat the Greyhounds at GFL Memorial Gardens
Minnesota Wild prospect Rasmus Kumpulainen tied the score at three with 2:34 remaining
Chicago Blackhawks pick Gavin Hayes had two goals and an assist for the Greyhounds while Jack Beck chipped in with a goal and a helper
The Greyhounds outshot the Generals 35-29
Noah Bender was in goal for the win, stopping 32 in the Oshawa crease opposite Charlie Schenkel who made 25 saves
Oshawa has won three in a row, improving to 31-19-7-2
The Greyhounds see their three-game winning streak snapped, collecting a point to sit 38-16-3-1 for third in the Western Conference

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Ottawa 67’s 4 vs. Mississauga Steelheads 3 – OT

NHL Draft prospect Henry Mews scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season, with the latter coming 1:51 into overtime
The 67’s saw a 3-1 lead evaporate as the Steelheads had third period goals from Dean Loukus and Mason Zebeski
Overage forward Jacob Maillet had two assists for Ottawa, assisting on Mews’ game winner
The Steelheads outshot the 67’s 37-27 as Collin MacKenzie stopped 34 for the win
Ottawa has points in six straight, improving to 31-19-5-2, one point back of fourth place and two points back of third place Oshawa in the Eastern Conference
Mississauga falls to 30-21-7-0

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Flint Firebirds 7 vs. Windsor Spitfires 3

Nolan Dann racked up four points (1-3–4) as the Firebirds beat the Spitfires for the second night in a row
Simon Slavicek and Oliver Peer each finished with a goal and two helpers for Flint
Former 15th round 2022 OHL Priority Selection choice Nathan Gaymes scored in his OHL debut for Windsor
Edmonton Oilers prospect Nathan Day made 29 saves in the win
The Firebirds extend their lead to six points over Sarnia for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, improving to 26-28-3-1
Windsor has lost three in a row, falling to 18-33-4-3

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Erie Otters 5 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 3

Sam Alfano was the game’s first star, scoring twice to lead the Otters to a second straight road win
Spencer Sova, Pano Fimis and Malcolm Spence added Erie goals while Carey Terrance picked up two assists
Erie went 3-for-3 on the power play while the Frontenacs went 0-for-3
Jacob Gibbons made 22 saves for the win opposite Kingston’s Mason Vaccari, who turned aside 24
The Otters improve to 27-27-4-1, tied with Owen Sound for fifth place in the Western Conference
Kingston is also .500 at 28-28-2-0, good for seventh in the Eastern Conference

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Sudbury Wolves 10 vs. Sarnia Sting 3

San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty led the way with three goals and two assists in the lopsided win
Kocha Delic scored a pair of goals while NHL Draft prospect Nathan Villeneuve had a goal and three helpers
Rookie forward Carter Kostuch scored twice for Sarnia
Marcus Vandenberg made 24 saves for the win
Sudbury sits four goals back of London with 275, the second-most in the OHL this season
The Wolves lead North Bay by four points for first place in the Central Division
Sarnia has lost their last two games, falling six points back of Flint for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference

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Guelph Storm 3 vs. Owen Sound Attack 2 – SO

The Storm snapped a four-game losing slide, getting a 34-save first star performance from goaltender Brayden Gillespie
NHL Draft prospect Jett Luchanko scored the shootout winner while Gillespie stopped all three shooters he faced
Attack forward Servac Petrovsky sent the game to overtime with his tying goal with 53 seconds remaining
Owen Sound goaltender Carter George made 32 saves to help his team earn a point
Storm defender Michael Buchinger returned to the lineup for his first game since Jan. 19th
The win draws Guelph even at 60 points with Owen Sound as the Storm hold a game in hand with a record of 27-24-5-1

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