Round 1 Game 5: Oshawa hosts with mission to close series
Oshawa, Ont., – The Oshawa Generals return home up 3-1 in their first-round series against the Barrie Colts.
After dropping the first game the Gens have rallied to win three straight games including both road games so far.
Game Four
The Oshawa Generals fell behind early but battled back to beat the Barrie Colts 4-3 in overtime to take game four.
Barrie got things started scoring twice in the first period and going into the intermission with a 2-0 lead.
In the second period, Zackary Sandhu would score his first goal as a General cutting the lead to 2-1 Colts, but just before the end of the period, Barrie would get that goal back restoring their two-goal lead.
The third period was all Oshawa as the Generals outshot Barrie 17-6 and would get their first goal of the period from Luca D’Amato whose point shot found the back of the net. Then with 17 seconds to go, it was Connor Lockhart banging away in front of the net eventually getting it past the Barrie goalie to tie the game.
In overtime, it was Beckett Sennecke going in all alone scoring an almost identical goal to his game-two goal, this time sending the Barrie fans home upset.
Player to Watch
Beckett Sennecke: The draft-eligible forward has left his mark all over this series so far picking up six points in the first four games including three goals and three assists.
Player to Watch
Beau Jelsma: The Barrie Colts’ captain has been hot, contributing to all three Barrie goals in game four, Jelsma has six points so far including four goals and a pair of helpers.
You can tune in on Rogers TV, CHL TV, or listen live on Oshawa Generals Radio at http://bit.ly/3NVyu5z. Puck drop is at 7:35 p.m.
