Road to Memorial Cup daily: no. 1 seeded Generals level series with Colts
CHL Three Stars
Sam Alfano had three points (2G, 1A) as he led Erie to a 7-4 win over Kitchener that levelled their series at 1-1. Alfano had a career high 27 goals and 60 points in 2023-24 to finish third in team scoring.
Kasper Halttunen (SJ) scored twice as London beat Flint 6-4 in Game 2. Halttunen had 61 points (32 goals) in 57 games in his first OHL season.
Cooper Foster (PIT) also found the back of the net on two occasions as Ottawa won 6-3 on the road against Brantford in Game 2. In the regular season, Foster had a career high 19 goals and 52 points.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Oshawa vs. (8) Barrie — Series tied 1-1
Game 2: Generals 5-4 Colts
- Luke Torrance had the game-winner at 8:16 of the third period as Oshawa tied its series with Barrie at 1-1
- Matthew Buckley, who had 51 points in the regular season, scored two power play goals for the Gens while Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist
- Riley Patterson had a pair of goals for the Colts
- Game 3 is April 2 at 7pm ET
(3) Brantford vs. (6) Ottawa —Series tied 1-1
Game 2: 67’s 6-3 Bulldogs
- The 67’s scored two goals in each period to level their series with Brantford
- In addition to Foster’s two goals, Luca Pinelli (CBJ) had a goal and an assist while Samuel Mayer was credited with the game-winner
- Patrick Thomas (WSH) and Florian Xhekaj (MTL) had two points (1G, 1A) each for Brantford
- Game 3 is April 2 at 7pm ET
Western Conference
(1) London vs. (8) Flint — Knights leads series 2-0
Game 2: Knights 6-4 Firebirds
- The Knights found themselves down 3-1 in the first period but rallied to take a 2-0 series lead
- Halttunen’s two goals were supported by a three-point (1G, 2A) effort from Max McCue (CBJ) while Denver Barkey (PHI) and Oliver Bonk (PHI) each had a goal and an assist
- Olivier Peer factored in on three of Flint’s four goals as he scored twice and added an assist
- Game 3 is April 2 at 7pm ET
(4) Kitchener vs. (5) Erie — Series tied 1-1
Game 2: Otters 7-4 Rangers
- In addition to Alfano’s three-point showing, Dylan Edwards and Pano Fimis each had two points (1G, 1A)
- Carson Rehkopf (SEA) scored twice for Kitchener while Filip Mesar (MTL) had three assists
- Game 3 is April 2 at 7pm ET
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