Road to Memorial Cup daily: Knights and Mooseheads advance to Championship Series
CHL Three Stars
Halifax’s Mathis Rousseau earned Sunday’s first star after he recorded his second straight shutout as the Mooseheads won Game 6 in Sherbrooke. Rousseau made 42 saves as Halifax eliminated the Phoenix, two days after he stopped 26 shots in a Game 5 win. Rousseau’s .935 save percentage is the fourth best among CHL goaltenders in the postseason.
Easton Cowan collected the second star after he had the game-winner in London’s Game 6 win over Sarnia. Cowan had a goal and an assist in the win and has tallied 17 points (six goals) in 15 playoff games.
Brennan Othmann (NYR) grabbed the third star as he had a pair of primary assists in Peterborough’s Game 6 against North Bay. Othmann setup Samuel Mayer on the game-tying goal in the third period before he fed Avery Hayes for the overtime winner that forced a Game 7. Othmann has 19 postseason points, tied for the eighth most in the OHL.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(2) North Bay vs. (4) Peterborough — Series tied 3-3
Game 6: Petes 4-3 Battalion (OT)
- Avery Hayes’ one-timer off of Othmann’s feed at 2:40 forced a Game 7 as the Petes secured a 4-3 win
- R. Avon (PHI) and Chase Stillman (NJ) also scored for Peterborough as Michael Simpson made 26 saves
- Dom DiVincentiis (WPG) stopped 40 shots in the North Bay goal while Josh Bloom (VAN), Anthony Romani and Matvey Petrov (EDM) scored
- Game 7 is May 8 at 7pm ET live on CHL TV
Avery Hayes buries Brennan Othmann's feed in OT and @PetesOHLhockey force a Game 7 Monday night against North Bay! #RoadtoMemorialCup pic.twitter.com/cq11ssPhza
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 8, 2023
Western Conference
(2) London vs. (3) Sarnia – Knights win series 4-2
Game 6: Knights 5-1 Sting
- London eliminated Sarnia in Game 6 after a 5-1 road win
- Denver Barkey, Logan Mailloux (MTL), Ryan Humphrey and Ryan Winterton (SEA) also scored for the Knights
- Marcus Limpar-Lantz had given Sarnia the lead before the Knights scored five unanswered
- Zach Bowen made 23 saves for London
- The Knights will face either North Bay or Peterborough in the OHL Championship Series
COWAN WINTERTON BARKEY
THIS LINE DOES IT AGAIN!!#GoKnightsGo | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/V8bP9VLDxQ
— London Knights (@LondonKnights) May 7, 2023
QMJHL
(1) Sherbrooke vs. (2) Halifax — Mooseheads lead series 3-2
Game 6: Mooseheads 1-0 Phoenix
- Josh Lawrence scored the lone goal at 4:47 of the second on a wraparound as the Mooseheads eliminated Sherbrooke in Game 6
- Rousseau, who led the QMJHL with 36 wins in the regular season, hasn’t conceded a goal over his last 133:05 of action
- The Mooseheads will face Quebec for the Gilles Courteau Trophy
We could hear the roar coming from Nova Scotia.
🚨 Lawrence (9) 4:47 2nd period
🍎 Phillips, Cataford | #GoMooseGo pic.twitter.com/0uG8b76TbV— Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) May 7, 2023
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