Game Recap: Rangers Triple Up on Knights, Win 5-2 Tuesday Night at The Aud
Kitchener, ON – The Rangers carried a one goal lead into the third period and held the Knights off the scoreboard while adding two more of their own to skate to a 5-2 victory, Tuesday night. Jack Pridham recorded two points (1G, 1A) to earn the OHL’s Performer of the Night. With the win, Jackson Parsons owns the league lead with 26 while also recording his 3,000th career save in the game.
The Rangers scored the game’s first two goals with Matthew Andonovski opening the scoring and Cameron Mercer doubling the lead short handed. London tied the game with two unanswered goals by Landon Sim and Blake Montgomery. Jack Pridham scored a late power play goal in the second period to give the lead back to the Rangers. In the final frame, Tanner Lam extended the lead to two, and Trent Swick capped off the night with an empty net goal.
Attendance: 6,760
Scoring Summary:
1st Period
KIT 1, LDN 0
17:38 Matthew Andonovski (4) – Jack Pridham, Trent Swick
2nd Period
KIT 2, LDN 0
1:59 Cameron Mercer (6) – Chris Grisolia – SHG
KIT 2, LDN 1
12:47 Landon Sim (18) – Jared Woolley, Easton Cowan
KIT 2, LDN 2
15:06 Blake Montgomery (18) – Jacob Julien, Oliver Bonk
KIT 3, LDN 2
17:24 Jack Pridham (13) – Cameron Reid, Christian Humphreys – PPG/GWG
3rd Period
KIT 4, LDN 2
2:51 Tanner Lam (9) – Jack LaBrash
KIT 5, LDN 2
16:31 Trent Swick (19) – Unassisted – SHG
Three Stars of the Game:
First Star: Jackson Parsons (28/30 Saves)
Second Star: Jack Pridham (1G, 1A)
Third Star: Blake Montgomery (1G)
The Numbers Game:
Shots: KIT 30 – LDN 30
Power play: KIT 1/3 – LDN 0/4
FO%: KIT 60% – LDN 40%
The Starting Goalies:
W: Jackson Parsons (KIT) – 28/30 Saves, 2 GA
L: Aleksei Medvedev (LDN) – 26/30 Saves, 4 GA
UP NEXT:
Following Tuesday’s matchup, the Rangers get set to host the Owen Sound Attack on Friday at 7:00 p.m. presented by Flair Airlines. Then heading over the border to Erie for the final matchup of the season on Saturday night, puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Erie Insurance Arena.
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Photo Credit: Tiffany Luke / Kitchener Rangers
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