Peterborough Petes 4, Sudbury Wolves 2
Peterborough wins series 4-0
- Philadelphia Flyers prospect J.R. Avon scored the game winner with 7:57 left in the second period, helping the Petes become the first OHL team to advance to the second round
- Owen Beck, Tommy Purdeller and Tucker Robertson also scored for Peterborough while Brennan Othmann had a pair of assists
- Landon McCallum provided both Sudbury goals in the loss
- Michael Simpson stopped 27 of 29 to earn the win for Peterborough
- Sudbury overagers Kevyn Brassard and Dylan Robinson played their final OHL contest
- The series triumph is Peterborough’s first since 2017
Game Centre | Petes Post-Game | Wolves Post-Game
Saginaw Spirit 2, Flint Firebirds 1 – OT
Saginaw leads 3-1
- Spirit captain Mitchell Smith scored 5:57 into overtime, beating Flint’s Nathan Day from a tight angle
- Roberto Mancini provided Saginaw’s other goal, his first career OHL playoff goal
- New York Islanders prospect Tristan Lennox stopped 28 of 29 to earn first star honours
- Detroit Red Wings prospect Amadeus Lombardi scored Flint’s lone goal while Nathan Day made 34 saves
- Flint’s Riley Piercey was assessed a five-minute major in overtime as Saginaw’s Zayne Parekh left the game with an injury
Game Centre | Spirit Post-Game | Firebirds Post-Game
North Bay Battalion 1, Mississauga Steelheads 4
Series tied 2-2
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Angus MacDonell scored a pair of goals, including one shorthanded to lead the Steelheads to victory in Game 4
- James Hardie scored his fourth of the postseason before Zander Veccia hit the empty net
- Anthony Romani scored North Bay’s lone tally
- The Steelheads outshot the Battalion for a fourth straight game, with a 32-23 edge on the shot clock
Game Centre | Steelheads Post-Game | Battalion Post-Game
