Ottawa 67’s 4, Oshawa Generals 5 – OT
Ottawa leads series 2-1
- Calum Ritchie set up Ryan Gagnier just 23 seconds into overtime, giving the Generals their first win of the series
- Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Cameron Butler scored twice and added an assist for the Generals
- Oshawa trailed 3-1 midway through the second period before responding with three goals in the third period
- Calgary Flames prospect Jack Beck scored with six seconds remaining in regulation to force OT
- Jacob Oster earned the win in goal, making 31 saves for Oshawa
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London Knights 3, Owen Sound Attack 2 – OT
London leads series 3-0
- Logan Mailloux set up Ryan Humphrey for the overtime winner with 6:42 remaining on the clock
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Denver Barkey scored twice for the Knights
- Blueliner Ethan MacKinnon picked-up a pair of assists and pulled a puck off the goal-line, preventing an Owen Sound goal
- Brett Brochu stopped 34 of 36 in the win
- Servac Petrovsky and Cedrick Guindon each recorded a goal and assist for the Bears
- Attack forward Colby Barlow was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct; London blueliner Isaiah George was injured on the play
- Missing Teddy Sawyer, Sam Sedley and Madden Steen on the back end Matt Papais and Kaleb Lawrence dropped back to play defence for Owen Sound
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North Bay Battalion 5, Mississauga Steelheads 2
North Bay leads series 2-1
- Dallas Stars prospect Kyle McDonald led the way with two goals and an assist as the Battalion outpowered the Steelheads in Game 3
- Florida Panthers prospect Liam Arnsby scored the game-winning goal with 3:44 remaining in the second period
- Edmonton Oilers pick Matvey Petrov finished the night with three assists
- The Steelheads outshot North Bay once again, but Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis stood tall, making 33 saves
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Barrie Colts 3, Hamilton Bulldogs 5
Series tied 2-2
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Nick Lardis scored the game winner 3:10 into the third period before later adding an insurance marker
- Ottawa Senators prospect Jorian Donovan joined draft eligible forward Cole Brown with a goal and an assist for Hamilton
- Declan McDonnell had a goal and an assist for Barrie while Tyler Savard recorded two helpers
- The Colts were without star blueliner Brandt Clarke, who served a one-game suspension
- Matteo Drobac earned first star honours with 28 saves opposite Barrie’s Ben West, who made 29 saves in his OHL playoff debut
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Windsor Spitfires 3, Kitchener Rangers 6
Kitchener leads series 3-0
- The Rangers stayed a step-ahead throughout the game, with Dallas Stars prospect Francesco Arcuri scoring the winner on a third period power play
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Carson Rehkopf earned first star recognition for Kitchener, recording a goal and two assists
- Mitchell Martin also had three points for Kitchener, scoring while adding two helpers
- Marco Costantini turned in a 40-save performance to give the Rangers a 3-0 series lead
- Blueliner Rodwin Dionicio scored in his return to the Windsor lineup
- Kitchener’s Francesco Pinelli was assessed a five minute major and game misconduct; Spitfires forward Oliver Peer was injured on the play and left the game
- Windsor’s Matt Onuska made his first start of the series, making 24 saves in the loss
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Peterborough Petes 5, Sudbury Wolves 3
Peterborough leads series 3-0
- Trailing 2-1 after one, Peterborough rallied for four consecutive goals to take control of Game 3 in Sudbury
- Avery Hayes scored on a penalty shot and later added an empty netter, while blueliner Donovan McCoy recorded three assists
- Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck scored the game winner 6:02 into the third period
- Kocha Delic finished the night with a goal and an assist for Sudbury
- The Petes outshot the Wolves 32-22, with Michael Simpson making 19 saves for the win
- Dallas Stars prospect Gavin White remained out of the Peterborough lineup for the third straight game in the series
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Sarnia Sting 8, Guelph Storm 4
Sarnia leads series 3-0
- Sarnia used a five-goal second period to blow past Guelph, with Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis scoring twice
- Nolan Burke, Sasha Pastujov, Christian Kyrou and Brenden Anderson each had a goal and an assist while first-year defender Mitch Young scored his first career goal
- The Storm led 2-0 in the opening 10 minutes of the game before Sarnia responded with six consecutive goals
- The Sting were without Marcus Limpar-Lantz and captain Nolan Dillingham in Game 3
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