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Thrilling finishes headline the action – Ontario Hockey League

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Kingston Frontenacs 5, Barrie Colts 4 – OT

  • The Frontenacs took a 4-0 lead before surrendering four straight goals, only to salvage two points on Chris Thibodeau’s OT winner
  • Thibodeau scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season in the win while Paul Ludwinski, Paul Hughes and Linus Hemstrom rounded out the scoring
  • Ethan Cardwell scored his 25th while Evan Vierling potted his 20th while Brandt Clarke finished with two assists as the Colts earned a point
  • Mason Vaccari made 34 saves for the win as the Fronts improved to 23-21-1-2, one point back of fifth place Mississauga in the Eastern Conference

Game Centre | Frontenacs Post-Game

 

London Knights 5, Erie Otters 1

  • Montreal Canadiens prospect Logan Mailloux capped a natural hat trick lacrosse-style, scoring three third period power play goals in a span of under 10 minutes
  • Sean McGurn’s 19th of the season came shorthanded and unassisted, standing as the game winner
  • Zach Bowen stopped 24 of 25 to earn his 10th consecutive win
  • Stan Butler made his Otters coaching debut before a crowd of 6,509 at Erie Insurance Arena
  • London wins a fourth straight contest, improving to 32-13-1-0 atop the Midwest Division

Game Centre | Otters Post-Game

 

Owen Sound Attack 3, Flint Firebirds 5

  • The Firebirds climbed out to a 4-0 lead before Owen Sound scored three straight in the opening half of the third, ultimately coming up short
  • Detroit Red Wings prospect Amadeus Lombardi scored his 30th of the campaign on a first period wrap-around
  • Toronto Maple Leafs signee Braeden Kressler scored the game winner, his 22nd goal of the season
  • Nathan Day picked up the win in goal, making 33 saves
  • Owen Sound’s Corbin Votary stopped 43 on the night
  • The Firebirds snapped a four-game slide before a crowd of 3,734 on Flint Generals night at the Dort Financial Center

Game Centre | Firebirds Post-Game | Attack Post-Game

 

Ottawa 67’s 5, Saginaw Spirit 1

  • Playing up on forward, Thomas Sirman scored a pair of goals to help Ottawa take a second straight win on their weekend road trip
  • Anaheim prospect Pavel Mintyukov scored against his former club while Cameron Tolnai and Logan Morrison also lit the lamp
  • Zayne Parekh scored Saginaw’s lone goal, his 17th of the season – he now sits second in all-time single season goals by a 16-year-old OHL defenceman
  • Collin MacKenzie stopped 30 of 31 for the win
  • The 67’s improve to 34-9-2-2 atop the OHL standings
  • After being injured on Friday in London, Michael Misa was out of the Spirit lineup

Game Centre | 67’s Post-Game | Spirit Post-Game

 

Kitchener Rangers 6, Niagara IceDogs 5

  • 2023 NHL Draft prospect Carson Rehkopf scored a highlight reel game winning goal with 1:48 remaining in the third period
  • Fellow draft eligible Hunter Brzustewicz had a goal, two assists and a plus-4 rating from the blue line
  • Francesco Pinelli and Matthew Sop each finished with a goal and an assist. Pinelli is on a nine-game point streak
  • Declan Waddick earned third star recognition with two goals and an assist while Alex Assadourian had three helpers
  • Kitchener outshot Niagara 46-35 and won a second straight to improve to 21-22-2-0, three points back of third place Guelph in the Midwest Division
  • Niagara blueliner Andrew Wycisk returned to the lineup, playing his first game since Jan. 8th
  • The IceDogs have lost five in a row, falling to 9-30-6-1

Game Centre | Rangers Post-Game | IceDogs Post-Game

 

Oshawa Generals 7, Peterborough Petes 5

  • The Generals came from behind in the latter half of the third period as Calum Ritchie and Thomas Stewart put them ahead for good
  • Dylan Roobroeck scored twice and added an assist in the win
  • David Bedkowski and Matthew Buckley each scored their first goal of the season
  • Tommy Purdeller scored twice for Peterborough while Jonathan Melee had a goal and two assists
  • Carter Bickle turned aside 32 saves for the win as the Gens beat the Petes on Pink in the Rink Night at the PMC – the game featured a season-high crowd of 3,912
  • The 19-22-1-3 Generals sit two points back of eighth place Sudbury in the Eastern Conference

Game Centre | Petes Post-Game

 

Hamilton Bulldogs 3, Windsor Spitfires 6

  • NY Islanders prospect Matthew Maggio scored the game winner unassisted, his first of two on the night to give him a league-leading 39 goals. He stretched his current point streak to 11 games
  • Rookie forward Liam Greentree earned first star honours, scoring twice to take-over the OHL rookie goal-scoring lead with 22 on the season
  • Oliver Peer picked up three assists to earn third star recognition
  • Nick Lardis had a goal and an assist for Hamilton, extending his point streak to nine games while Masen Wray scored the first goal of his OHL career
  • Windsor outshot Hamilton 43-26 as Joey Costanzo earned the win in goal, improving to 17-4-0-1
  • The Spits win a third in a row, improving to 31-12-3-1 atop the West Division
  • Shane Wright was out of the Windsor lineup with a lower body injury

Game Centre | Spitfires Post-Game | Bulldogs Post-Game

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