Mississauga Steelheads 1, Oshawa Generals 5
- Oshawa ended their streak of eight straight losses, stretching their lead over the Kingston Frontenacs for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference to three points.
- Matthew Buckley scored twice and added an assist, setting a new career high for points in a game with three.
- Blue Jackets prospect Cameron Butler scored and added a pair of assists being named first star in the contest, its the sixth time this season Butler has recorded 3+ points.
- The Steelheads outshot Kingston 41-32, Jacob Oster made 38 saves in the win while Alessio Beglieri made 26 saves for Mississauga after taking over for Ryerson Leenders who left warmups with an injury.
- The Generals won 39/67 faceoffs, highlighted by Dylan Roobroeck who won 18 of 24.
- Oshawa travels to Kingston on Wednesday, where a regulation win would clinch the final playoff spot in the East for the Generals.
Game Centre | Steelheads Post-Game
Kingston Frontenacs 0, Kitchener Rangers 6
- Marcus Vandenberg turned aside all 18 shots he faced for his first career OHL shutout.
- Carson Rehkopf scored twice for Kitchener, matching his goal total from his previous 16 games.
- Francesco Arcuri recorded a pair of assists in his first-career OHL game against the Frontenacs.
- Mason Vaccari made 39 saves for Kingston, Kitchener outshot the Frontenacs 45-18 including 19-1 in the third period.
- JJ Salajko made his OHL debut, backing up Vaccari in the game.
- The loss was Kingston’s fifth straight, the Frontenacs have just one win in their last 15 games and now sit three points back of Oshawa for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
- 7,219 fans attended Sunday’s game, the most fans at a Rangers home game since March 2020.
Game Centre | Frontenacs Post-Game | Rangers Post-Game
Peterborough Petes 5, Niagara IceDogs 2
- Avery Hayes extended his point-streak to eight games scoring the game-winner for Peterborough, Hayes has 7 goals and 7 assists in that span.
- Sam Mayer recorded three assists for the second time this season, Mayer has nine assists in his last seven games.
- Owen Flores stopped 53 of 58 shots on net, it’s his fourth game of the season with 50+ saves.
- Over four matchups between the Petes and IceDogs this season Peterborough has outshot Niagara 240-115, recording 50+ shots in all four contests.
Game Centre | Petes Post-Game | IceDogs Post-Game
Sudbury Wolves 5, North Bay Battalion 6 – OT
- Canucks prospect Josh Bloom capped off the hat-trick in overtime, scoring the winner for the Battalion.
- Recording a pair of assists in the victory Ty Nelson moved into a tie with Michael Vernace for the most points in a single season by a defenceman in Battalion history with 72.
- The victory was North Bay’s eighth consecutive, the Battalion will have a chance to clinch the Central Division with a victory over the Bulldogs Thursday or a Colts loss against the Wolves.
- Kyle McDonald extended his point streak to 8 games and extended his goal-scoring streak to five games.
- Sudbury entered the third period trailing 4-1, but outscored the Battalion 4-1 in the third to force overtime.
- David Goyette tied the game at 5 scoring his 40th of the season, he’s the first Wolves player to reach the 40-goal mark since Dmitry Sokolov in 2017.
- Larmand, Pharand, Musty, DeGrazia, Toure all missed the game for Sudbury.
Game Centre | Battalion Post-Game
