Kitchener Rangers 5, Windsor Spitfires 3
Kitchener leads series 1-0
- Reid Valade scored his first of two goals just 40 seconds into the opening period
- Rangers captain Francesco Pinelli scored shorthanded and tacked on two assists
- Shane Wright and Brett Harrison each had a goal and an assist for Windsor
- The Spits were without suspended blueliner Rodwin Dionicio, along with injured forwards Ryan Abraham and AJ Spellacy, who each have undergone surgery
- The Rangers outshot Windsor 39-32 before a Game 1 crowd of 4,577
Game Centre | Rangers Post-Game | Spitfires Post-Game
Flint Firebirds 1, Saginaw Spirit 7
Saginaw leads series 1-0
- Flint’s Riley Piercey opened the scoring one minute in, and that’s all the offence the Firebirds would put together as Saginaw responded with seven unanswered
- Rookies Zayne Parekh and Joey Willis both scored twice while Dean Loukus and Matyas Sapovaliv each collected three assists
- Michael Misa, Hunter Haight and Mitchell Smith all had a goal and an assist for Saginaw
- New York Islanders prospect Tristan Lennox stopped 34 of 35 in the win opposite Flint’s Nathan Day, who was chased after surrendering four goals on 10 shots
- 4,239 took in the first-ever playoff clash between the Spirit and Firebirds at the Dow Event Center
Game Centre | Spirit Post-Game | Firebirds Post-Game
Sudbury Wolves 2, Peterborough Petes 4
Peterborough leads series 1-0
- The Wolves led 2-1 early in the second before Peterborough responded with three unanswered to win Game 1
- Jonathan Melee scored a pair for the Petes before Avery Hayes netted the third period game winner on the power play
- Draft eligible prospects Quentin Musty and Matthew Mania scored goals for Sudbury, with David Goyette assisting on both
- Peterborough outshot Sudbury 38-28, with Michael Simpson picking up the win opposite Wolves overager Kevyn Brassard
Game Centre | Petes Post-Game
Oshawa Generals 0, Ottawa 67’s 7
Ottawa leads series 1-0
- Ottawa outshot Oshawa 20-0 in the opening period, one that set the pace for the remainder of the game in a lopsided outcome
- Luca Pinelli scored twice and finished with four points while defencemen Jack Matier and Frankie Marrelli also scored twice
- Collin MacKenzie stopped all 16 shots he faced for his first career playoff shutout
- Oshawa’s Jacob Oster turned aside 49 shots in the loss
- The game was played at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, QC
Game Centre | 67’s Post-Game | Generals Post-Game
Hamilton Bulldogs 2, Barrie Colts 10
Barrie leads series 1-0
- LA Kings prospect Brandt Clarke busted out for a career-high six points (2-4–6), scoring a lacrosse-style goal to cap things off
- Barrie hit double-digits in the win, with forward Beau Jelsma putting up four points (2-2–4) and Florida Panthers prospect Braden Haché recording four assists
- Five of Barrie’s 10 goals came in the second period; the Colts outshot Hamilton 44-24, going 4-for-8 on the man advantage
Game Centre | Bulldogs Post-Game
