Barrie Colts 3, North Bay Battalion 2 – OT
Barrie leads series 1-0
- Defenceman Josh Kavanagh, who scored one goal during the regular season, scored 1:49 into overtime
- Zach Wigle and Brandt Clarke added Barrie goals while Evan Vierling had a pair of primary assists
- Ty Nelson and Owen Van Steensel scored Battalion markers as the Troops outshot the Colts 41-30
- Arizona Coyotes prospect Anson Thornton made 39 saves in the win
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Peterborough Petes 2, Ottawa 67’s 4
Ottawa leads series 1-0
- Calgary Flames prospect Jack Beck scored twice, netting the game winner with 7:32 left in the third period
- Rookie blueliner Henry Mews scored his first career OHL playoff goal
- Seattle Kraken prospect Logan Morrison hit the empty net for his league-leading eighth of the playoffs, extending his postseason point streak to 30 games
- Tucker Robertson and J.R. Avon scored Peterborough goals
- Max Donoso stopped 22 shots for the win opposite Peterborough’s Michael Simpson, who made 32 saves
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Saginaw Spirit 0, Sarnia Sting 3
Sarnia leads series 1-0
- San Jose Sharks prospect Ben Gaudreau made 26 saves, recording a Sting franchise record second playoff shutout
- Easton Wainwright, Zach Filak and Sasha Pastujov scored Sting goals
- Saginaw’s Tristan Lennox made 21 saves in the loss
- The game included just one penalty
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Kitchener Rangers 4, London Knights 8
London leads series 2-0
- London climbed out to a 6-0 lead by the mid-way point of the game
- The Knights had goals from eight different scorers, with Ruslan Gazizov leading the way with a goal and three assists
- Kitchener scored four times in the latter half of regulation, with Dallas Stars prospect Francesco Arcuri scoring twice
- Brett Brochu made 25 saves for the win while Kitchener’s Marco Costantini surrendered five goals on 19 shots before being relieved by Marcus Vandenberg
- A grand total of 56 penalty minutes were handed out in the chippy affair, with the Knights going 2-for-9 on the power play to the Rangers’ 2-for-3 mark
- The Rangers were without captain Francesco Pinelli, who served the final game of a three-game suspension
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