ROUND 2 GAME 2 PREVIEW: 67’s looking to even the series in Game 2

OTTAWA, ON – The #3 Ottawa 67’s are aiming to avenge Game 1’s loss to the #2 Barrie Colts, returning to the Sadlon Arena, Saturday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m. for Game 2 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.

Game one went the way of the Colts, picking up a 4-2 victory over Ottawa in an otherwise tighter matchup. The 67’s have a few areas they could exploit. They could exploit the Colts’ lack of discipline as they got five opportunities on the power play in Game 1. Additionally, Barrie was able to catch Ottawa off-guard early in the periods on Friday—starting on time could easily make the game much more favourable for the 67’s. Lastly, it’s worth noting that the 67’s outshot Barrie over the last two periods of the first game, which should be something to build off of heading into tonight.

Cooper Foster leads the 67’s in points with seven points across five postseason games. Filip Ekberg, Nic Sima, and Thomas Vandenberg all sit atop the team leaderboard in scoring with three goals each this playoffs. Meanwhile, Jack Johnson draws into the lineup for his first career OHL playoff game. The 2025 second-rounder by the 67’s had iced in 10 regular-season games this season, netting two points.

The Colts got a lot of mileage out of their NHL first-rounders in Game 1, with Cole Beaudoin, Emil Hemming, and Kashawn Aitcheson each netting three points. Meanwhile, they were also able to get yet another goal from Ben Wilmott, who sits at a goal-per-game over his six playoff games this postseason. Ottawa will have to find an answer to Ben Hrebik, who stopped 32 of 34 in Game 1.

 

For more storylines, check out the series preview here, as well as Playoffs Central presented by Gabriel Pizza. 

Even though the Colts were placed higher and thus received home ice advantage, the Ottawa 67’s finished above them in both wins and points. While this means that we will have to wait until April 14th and 16th to catch a glimpse of the series at TD Place, fans can access tickets for the games starting at just $28.

You can find all that and more here at the Playoff Central page, presented by Gabriel Pizza.

 

Capital connections: 

The Barrie Colts feature Ottawa-area born forward,  Utah Mammoth first round pick Cole Beaudoin (Kanata). Additionally, the Colts roster features former Ottawa 67’s forward Brad Gardiner and Ottawa Senators prospect Gabriel Eliasson on defense.

 

By the numbers 

Ottawa 67’s	Player	Total
Goals	Nic Sima	3
Assists	Cooper Foster	6
Points	Cooper Foster	7
Power play goals	Thomas Vandenberg	2
+/-	Cooper Foster	6
Barrie Colts	Player	Total
Goals	Ben Wilmott	6
Assists	Cole Beaudoin	10
Points	Cole Beaudoin	14
Power play goals	Brad Gardiner	3
+/-	Mason Zabeski	9