Kingston Frontenacs 2, Peterborough Petes 3
- Newcomer Avery Hayes scored twice in his Petes debut; his 29 goals lead the OHL
- Stars prospect Gavin White had a pair of assists in his first game with Peterborough
- Florida Panthers pick Braden Haché scored his first of the season and added an assist for Kingston
- The Petes outshot the Frontenacs 31-22, earning their eighth straight win to improve to 21-13-1-2
- Peterborough’s eight straight wins are the most by the club since going 10 straight from Dec. 1-30, 2016
- Kingston has lost four in a row, dropping to 17-17-1-1
Game Centre | Petes Post-Game | Frontenacs Post-Game
Kitchener Rangers 4, Flint Firebirds 5
- The Firebirds overcame a 3-1 deficit as Riley Piercey scored the go-ahead goal with 7:13 left in the third period
- Piercey was the game’s first star with a goal and two assists while Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes scored twice
- Dallas Stars prospect Francesco Arcuri scored twice and added an assist for the Rangers
- Michigan native Hunter Brzustewicz had a goal and an assist on the Kitchener blueline
- Flint outshot Kitchener 37-21, handing the Rangers their sixth straight loss
Game Centre | Firebirds Post-Game
Niagara IceDogs 3, Barrie Colts 4 – OT
- Ethan Cardwell set up Evan Vierling for the OT winner with 1:06 remaining as the Colts edged Niagara at home
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Beau Akey had a pair of assists for Barrie while Connor Punnett had a goal and a helper
- Christopher O’Flaherty set up Daniel Michaud for his 12th of the campaign, earning his first point as an IceDog
- Barrie outshot Niagara 38-27 and improved to 8-4 in overtime this season
- The 19-10-4-2 Colts sit fourth in the Eastern Conference, one point back of Peterborough
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London Knights 3, Saginaw Spirit 0
- Rookie netminder Zach Bowen made 26 saves for his first career OHL shutout as the Knights won their ninth in a row
- Canadiens prospect Logan Mailloux scored on the power play midway through the second period before Ryan Humphrey and Ryan Winterton both scored their first in green and gold into the empty net
- Islanders prospect Tristan Lennox stopped 26 of 27 in the loss
- London leads the Western Conference with a record of 26-8-1-0
Game Centre | Spirit Post-Game
Sudbury Wolves 6, Hamilton Bulldogs 3
- Evan Konyen earned first star honours with a goal and an assist as the Wolves doubled-up Hamilton
- Former Bulldog Alex Pharand scored a highlight reel goal shorthanded midway through the first period
- Patrick Thomas scored twice for Hamilton
- Hamilton newcomers Nick Lardis (1G) and Sahil Panwar (2A) both got involved offensively in their debuts
- Kevyn Brassard stopped 17-of-20 in his OHL debut; the overage netminder was acquired by Sudbury from the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs via waivers
- Sudbury improves to 14-17-3-0 for eighth in the Eastern Conference with a fourth straight win
Game Centre | Bulldogs Post-Game
Guelph Storm 4, Erie Otters 3
- The Storm took a second straight win over the Otters, overcoming a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3 behind three points (2-1–3) from Braeden Bowman
- Tied at three, the Otters put the puck into their own net on a delayed penalty, with Storm rookie Hunter McKenzie credited with the deciding marker
- Boston Bruins prospect Matthew Poitras had three assists for Guelph
- Pano Fimis scored his first goal as an Otter, with Ondrej Molnar stretching his point streak to seven games with an assist
- Colby Saganiuk had a goal and an assist in his second game back from injury
- Brayden Gillespie stopped 22-of-25 to improve to 5-1-2-1 in the Storm crease
- Guelph sits seventh in the Western Conference with a record of 15-18-4-1
- Erie has lost three straight and nine of the last 10
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