Saginaw Spirit 5 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 4 – OT
Zayne Parekh brought a sold out crowd to its feet 35 seconds into overtime, giving the Spirit a 5-4 win with his 28th goal of the season
Parekh’s 28 goals are the most by an OHL defenceman in a single season since Mississauga’s Nic Hague scored 35 in 2017-18
The Spirit trailed 3-1 midway through regulation before scoring three straight to pull ahead
Brantford’s Marek Vanacker scored his 28th, 29th and 30th goals of the season for his first OHL hat-trick, forcing overtime with his equalizer late in the third period
Parekh had assists from Matyas Sapovaliv and Michael Misa on the winner as the Spirit rebound from Friday’s loss to improve to 41-15-0-1
Anaheim Ducks prospect Rodwin Dionicio scored twice for Saginaw while Ethan Hay and Sebastien Gervais also tallied
Montreal Canadiens prospect Florian Xhekaj scored his 29th goal of the season; he has 17 of his 29 goals since Jan. 1st and is on a nine-game point streak
Matteo Drobac made 53 saves to help the Bulldogs earn a point while Saginaw’s Nolan Lalonde stopped 22 for the win
The Bulldogs pick-up a point and lead the Eastern Conference with a record of 32-16-7-2
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London Knights 4 vs. Ottawa 67’s 3 – SO
Third period goals from Caden Kelly and Cooper Foster brought the 67’s back even before London’s Denver Barkey won the game in a shootout
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan scored his 29th of the season, extending his point streak to 26 games, the longest in Knights history since Dave Gilmore went 33 games in 1993-94
NHL Draft prospects Sam O’Reilly and Sam Dickinson also scored for the Knights, who win their fourth in a row and improve to 42-12-0-3
Dickinson extended his current point streak to 10 games
Owen Willmore stopped 31-of-34 followed by all three in the shootout to earn the win
The 67’s earn a point, with 27 saves coming from Collin MacKenzie as they sit tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference at 29-19-5-2
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Erie Otters 3 vs. Guelph Storm 2
Erie trailed 2-0 in the first period before scoring three unanswered, with goals coming from Pano Fimis, Ondrej Molnar and Carey Terrance
Anaheim Ducks prospect Terrance scored the deciding goal, his 28th of the season, just 55 seconds into the third period
Vilmer Alriksson and Jett Luchanko scored Storm goals
Jacob Gibbons stopped 23-of-25 for the win while Guelph’s Damian Slavik made 31 stops
The Otters climb to within three points of sixth place Guelph in the Western Conference, improving to 25-26-4-1
Guelph has lost four in a row and 11 of the last 12 games, falling to 26-24-5-1
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North Bay Battalion 3 vs. Flint Firebirds 2
The Troops trailed 2-0 after one period before scoring three unanswered to defeat the Flint Firebirds 3-2 on the road
Justin Ertel got the North Bay scoring started with a penalty shot goal before Dalyn Wakely and Sandis Vilmanis followed
Florida Panthers prospect Vilmanis scored the deciding goal 4:13 into the third period, giving him 18 goals in as many games since being acquired by the Battalion
Matthew Wang and Coulson Pitre scored Flint goals; Pitre earned his 150th career point in the loss
Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis stopped 26-of-28 to earn the win, his 20th of the season and the 70th of his OHL career
North Bay takes back-to-back wins in Michigan, collecting their 30th win of the season while also clinching a playoff spot on Saturday
Firebirds rookie Jacob Brown made 23 saves in the loss, as Flint drops a third straight, falling to 24-28-3-1
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Kingston Frontenacs 8 vs. Niagara IceDogs 1
2024 NHL Draft prospect Gabriel Frasca scored his first OHL hat-trick, one that came in natural fashion as he finished the night with a career-high four points (3-1–4)
Jax Dubois opened the scoring just eight seconds into the game, tying a Frontenacs franchise record also held by Jason Snow (Nov. 17, 1988) and Chris Allen (Feb. 9, 1996)
Linus Hemstrom joined Frasca with four points (1-3–4) in the win
Mason Vaccari’s shutout bid was foiled with 10 seconds remaining on a goal by Niagara’s Ryan Vannetten
The Fronts get back in the win column, improving to 27-27-2-0 for seventh in the Eastern Conference
Niagara has lost four in a row, falling to 16-34-6-1
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Owen Sound Attack 6 vs. Windsor Spitfires 3
Tied at two, Owen Sound got late second period goals from Servac Petrovsky and Ethan Burroughs to pull ahead for good
Landen Hookey was the game’s first star, scoring twice for Owen Sound
Burroughs scored goals 28 and 29 on the season while Colby Barlow lit the lamp for the 33rd time
Spitfires rookie Jack Nesbitt scored twice; his first career multi-goal effort – he’s on a four-game point streak
NHL Draft prospect Carter George made 35 saves for the win opposite Windsor’s Joey Costanzo, who also stopped 35
The Attack improve to 26-24-5-2, leap-frogging Guelph into fifth in the Western Conference
Windsor falls to 18-31-4-3
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Soo Greyhounds 6 vs. Peterborough Petes 2
The Greyhounds spread the scoring around as four different players had a goal and an assist led by first star Kirill Kudryavtsev on the blueline
Rookie forward Brady Martin had three assists for the Hounds while Justin Cloutier netted his 20th of the season
Greyhounds rookie Landon Miller made 20 saves for the win
Liam Sztuska made 36 saves for Peterborough as he faced at least 40 shots for the 13th time in his last 14 starts
Sault Ste. Marie improves to 37-16-2-1, six points back of West Division-leading Saginaw
The Petes have lost three in a row, falling to 17-32-6-1; they trail Barrie by eight points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Soo Post-Game | Peterborough Post-Game
Barrie Colts 4 vs. Mississauga Steelheads 1
NHL Draft prospect Sam Hillebrandt was the game’s first star, turning aside 43 of the 44 shots he faced
Colts captain Beau Jelsma scored twice, netting his 27th and 28th goals of the season; Jelsma has points in nine consecutive games
Bode Stewart and Zach Wigle also scored Barrie goals as the Colts won despite being outshot 44-24
Steelheads defenceman Parker Von Richter ended Hillebrandt’s shutout bid with 5:15 left in the third period
The Colts climb to 23-28-3-0 and hold down eighth place in the Eastern Conference
Mississauga falls to 29-21-6-0, sitting one point out of fourth in the Eastern Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Mississauga Post-Game
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