Game Recap: Misaljevic Pots Overtime Winner, Rangers Defeat Knights 5-4
London, ON – Adrian Misaljevic and the Rangers scored 1:04 into the overtime period to defeat the rival London Knights at Canada Life Place and become the second team to 40 wins this season. Misaljevic has now scored in back-to-back games and has three in his last four games for the Blueshirts amidst a four-game point streak. Jack Pridham reached the 20-goal mark in the game and recorded his twelfth multi-point game of the season. Jackson Parsons turned away 37 shots to continue his strong campaign.
Kitchener jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period with Jack Pridham, Cameron Reid, and Matthew Hlacar all finding the back of the net. Noah Read of the Knights pulled one back for London to make it a 3-1 game after 20 minutes. London struck again 5:24 into the second period to cut the lead to one. Luca Romano restored the two-goal advantage for Kitchener before another London response through Evan Van Gorp. Landon Sim scored the loan third period goal to force overtime. In the extra frame, Adrian Misaljevic took the open ice he was given and made no mistake in tight sliding the puck through the legs of the Knights goaltender to hand Kitchener the extra point.
Scoring Summary:
1st Period
KIT 1, LDN 0
10:42 Jack Pridham (20) – Christian Humphreys, Adrian Misaljevic
KIT 2, LDN 0 – PPG
13:51 Cameron Reid (13) – Christian Humphreys
KIT 3, LDN 0
15:47 Matthew Hlacar (6) – Max Dirracolo, Haeden Ellis
KIT 3, LDN 1
17:08 Noah Read (7) – Oliver Bonk
2nd Period
KIT 3, LDN 2
5:24 William Nicholl (17) – Sam Dickinson, Noah Read
KIT 4, LDN 2
8:04 Luca Romano (21) – Tanner Lam
KIT 4, LDN 3
13:56 Evan Van Gorp (16) – Sam Dickinson, Denver Barkey
3rd Period
KIT 4, LDN 4
14:46 Landon Sim (25) – Blake Montgomery, Jacob Julien
Overtime
KIT 5, LDN 4 – GWG
1:02 Adrian Misaljevic (27) – Jack Pridham
Three Stars of the Game:
First Star: Adrian Misaljevic (1G, 1A, OT Winner)
Second Star: Sam Dickinson (2A)
Third Star: Noah Read (1G, 1A)
The Numbers Game:
Shots: KIT 30 – LDN 41
Power play: KIT 1/2 – LDN 0/2
FO%: KIT 48% – LDN 52%
The Starting Goalies:
W: Jackson Parsons (KIT) – 37/41 Saves, 4 Goals Against
L: Aleksei Medvedev (LDN) – 25/30 Saves, 5 Goals Against
UP NEXT:
Following Sunday’s game in London, the Rangers will return to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium for a two-game homestand, beginning on Tuesday, February 25th against their Highway Seven rivals, the Guelph Storm. After a brief two-day break, the Blueshirts will welcome the Sarnia Sting to Kitchener on Friday, February 28th. Puck drop against the Storm is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start.
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Photo Credit: Tiffany Luke / Kitchener Rangers
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