TRADE DEADLINE PAYOFF

The big additions came up large for the London Knights on Friday night in a 7-2 victory over the Ottawa 67s at Budweiser Gardens.

Mitch Vande Sompel, Mitchell Stephens and former 67, Dante Salituro all scored goals and combined for seven points.  Salituro led the way with a pair of goals and an assist and was named the game’s first star.  He led Ottawa in scoring twice in his four-year OHL career in Canada’s capital.

Salituro helped to open the scoring in the first period as he took a pass from Owen MacDonald and fed Evan Bouchard going to the net and the Oakville native tapped in his fourth of the year at 15:32 for a 1-0 lead.

Just 11 seconds into the second period, Salituro had London ahead 2-0 as he snapped a shot past Olivier Lafreniere and into the Ottawa net.  That goal was the fastest one by the Knights from the start of a period this season…

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