ROUND 1 GAME 4 PREVIEW: 67’s have chance to finish Frontenacs in four
OTTAWA, ON – It hasn’t been easy, but the #3 Ottawa 67’s have picked up three wins over the #6 Kingston Frontenacs to give them the chance to sweep in Kingston on Thursday, April 2nd at 7:05 p.m. for Game 3 of the 2026 OHL Playoffs presented by Nissan. Fans can tune in to the game at home via Flo Hockey or listen to TSN 1200 for play-by-play from Kenny Walls.
Overager Cooper Foster led the 67’s in the regular season with a career high 64 points in 64 games. He’s been off to a rolling start, helping lead the 67’s in playoff points with five, courtesy of a three-assist night in Game 3. Defenseman Kohyn Eshkawkogan, who was recently ranked among Scott Wheeler of The Athletic’s top prospects for the 2027 NHL Draft, is tied with Foster at five points. He’ll look to bounce back from a point-less Game 3 after procuring four in Game 1 and another in Game 2. Defensively, Kaleb Dietsch has elevated his game in the postseason. After missing most of Game 1, he’s tallied an assist in each game since.
As for the Frontenacs, they were led by Alex McLean in the regular season with 45 points. He remains tied with numerous players for the team playoff point lead with two in the series. Among them is defenseman Matthew Henderson, who was the Frontenacs’ lone goal scorer in the last game. Additionally, Riley Clark, who sits tied as well for the team’s +/- lead with 2.
In net, both teams will likely roll with the same goalies from Game 3.
Fetterolf, who had been one of the league’s premier netminders in the regular season, has had a bit of an adjustment to playoff hockey. After a rougher Game 1, he’s come into his own, improving in save percentage and goals against average across each following game before dropping a .944 save percentage and only letting in one in Game 3.
On the other side, Matthew Minchak would be the projected starter. Minchak, much like Fetterolf, made the jump from U.S. high school hockey this season, although he played behind Gavin Betts in their tandem. After a game and a half, Minchak got the call from the Frontenacs to enter into his first OHL playoff action and has been strong since, posting a .943 across 90 minutes.
The other big story of this series was the 67’s ‘progressive clamping down on the Frontenacs. Ottawa went from allowing 31 shots against in Game 1 to just 17 in Game 3. With the series on the line, we’ll see if the 67’s rear guard can withstand one big push from Kingston tonight.
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Capital connections:
The Frontenacs roster boasts a few players from Eastern Ontario, including Kieren Dervin (Gloucester), Matthew Frost (Orleans),
The team also features former Ottawa 67’s forward Jack Dever.
By the numbers
| Ottawa 67’s | Player | Total |
| Goals | Nic Sima | 2 |
| Assists | Kohyn Eshkawkogan | 5 |
| Points | Cooper Foster | 5 |
| Power play goals | Thomas Vandenberg | 2 |
| +/- | Spencer Bowes | 4 |
| Kingston Frontenacs | Player | Total |
| Goals | Nolan Snyder | 1 |
| Assists | Jack Dever | 1 |
| Points | Riley Clark | 2 |
| Power play goals | Aleks Kulemin | 1 |
| +/- | Matthew Frost | 2 |
