Game Recap: Jackson Parsons and Rangers shut out Owen Sound
Game Summary: Kitchener shut out Owen Sound in a 5-0 win Wednesday night, to tie the season series at two wins each. Jackson Parsons recorded his third shutout of the year. Filip Mesar recorded three points in the win, while Carson Rehkopf and Trent Swick both recorded a goal and an assist. Rehkopf extended his OHL goal lead, now with 18 goals on the season. With the win the Rangers take sole possession of first place in the OHL.
Scoring Summary:
1st Period
OS 0, KIT 1
16:18 Matheas Stark (2) – Tanner Lam, Kyle Morey
A battle behind the net landed the puck on the stick of Tanner Lam just behind the blocker side post. Lam sent it out front to Matheas Stark who was all alone just feet from the net where he sniped the puck home glove side to get the goals flowing for the Rangers.
2nd Period
OS 0, KIT 2
1:03 Filip Mesar (3) – Carson Rehkopf
A mishandled puck by Carter George handed Mesar his third goal and tenth point during his six-game point streak. Rehkopf sent the puck down the ice in a clearing attempt which landed on George’s stick. As Mesar was skating towards him he fumbled the puck and dove to knock it away, however, the puck went right to Mesar who had no trouble hitting the empty net.
OS 0, KIT 3
14:37 Trent Swick (5) – Filip Mesar, Hunter Brzustewicz – PPG
Matthew Sop sent the puck up the zone to Brzustewicz who went across the top of the zone to Mesar. Mesar one-timed the puck deflecting off Swick to score Kitchener’s third unanswered goal of the game. Servac Petrovsky took a penalty at 13:19 for delay of game for shooting the puck over the boards which led to the powerplay.
OS 0, KIT 4
16:15 Simon Motew (2) – Matthew Sop
Sop carried the puck under pressure atop the Owen Sound zone, looking for a pass he spotted Motew across the ice along the blue line and sent it over. Motew one-timed the puck where it beat George five-hole to give Kitchener a 4-0 lead.
3rd Period
OS 0, KIT 5
3:20 Carson Rehkopf (18) – Filip Mesar, Trent Swick
On the breakout, Swick sent the puck to Mesar in the middle of the ice just past the blue line. Mesar sent it once more over to Rehkopf who sniped it home ending Carter George’s night and putting Kitchener up 5-0.
The Stars:
First Star: Filip Mesar (1G, 2A)
Second Star: Jackson Parsons (30 Saves, Shutout)
Third Star: Hunter Brzustewicz (1A)
The Goalies:
Owen Sound started George who played the first 43:20 of the game before the Rangers chased him out of the net. George gave up five goals on 26 shots in his sixth loss of the year. Corbin Votary came in relief making all nine saves required of him. In the other end, Jackson Parsons stopped all 30 shots he faced while recording his third shutout of the season. Parsons now leads the league in shutouts and is in a five-way tie for first in wins with eight.
The Numbers Game:
Shots: OS 30, KIT 35
Powerplay: OS 0-2, KIT 1-4
FO%: OS 54.2%, KIT 45.8%
Up Next: Kitchener returns home to The Aud Friday night for a 7 pm game against the Peterborough Petes. This will be the only time the reigning OHL champs will play in Kitchener this season. The Rangers will be wearing their Remembrance Day jerseys which honour the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Tickets can be purchased at The Aud box office sponsored by White Way Plumbing or online here.
Photo credit: Owen Sound Attack
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