Round 2 Game 4: Oshawa sets Ottawa ablaze with 4-0 Series sweep
Oshawa, Ont. – The Oshawa Generals sent the TD Place ablaze as they swept the Ottawa 67’s Thursday evening after a 4-1 victory.
Oshawa dominated the game with control as rookie Owen Griffin along with Beckett Sennecke grabbed two points each, Dylan Roobroeck earned his lead in the OHL Playoffs in points, and Jacob Oster stopped 31 of 32 shots.
Just over the midway point of the first frame, the Ottawa 67’s grabbed two back-to-back penalties and found themselves with a two-man disadvantage. Oshawa hopped onto that opportunity right away as it was Sennecke finding Colorado prospect Cal Ritchie who one-timed it and secured his 13th point and fourth goal of the postseason. This marked the first time the Generals opened the scoring in the series.
The Generals took a minor penalty a few minutes later, which led the 67’s to get their payback and tie up the game. Ottawa’s Thomas Sirman gained his second of the playoffs after finding a clear slot from the blue line to fire it past Oster.
14:26 on the clock in period two and the Generals gained the offensive zone with a d-to-d pass from Zackary Sandu to David Bedkowski, who then rifled the shot to the net, and Griffin caught a piece of it to secure the 2-1 lead.
Seven and a half minutes remaining for the second and New York Rangers prospect Roobroeck deposited the insurance goal to make it 3-1 Oshawa. A two-on-one and a backhand pass in the slot by Sennecke, Roobroeck snapped the puck to the back of the net, officially leading the OHL Playoffs point scoreboard with 16 and riding a five-game point streak.
Just before the second wrapped up with less than a minute to go, Luke Torrance was on the Ottawa doorstep to tip in a shot from Griffin and take the Generals’ lead up to three for a 4-1 score entering the third.
The third period was filled with action but no proof on the scoreboard with highlight reel hits, saves, and plays.
Connor Lockhart thought he had sealed the deal with the empty net goal, yet it was overturned for a high-sticking major on Rasmus Kumpulainen.
The Oshawa Generals officially got their revenge on the Ottawa 67’s from last year’s playoff run after they were eliminated in the first round 4-1. With this Round Two Series sweep, the Generals will advance to the Eastern Conference finals against North Bay.
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