Saturday Highlights: Hard to the finish

Guelph Storm 7 vs. Owen Sound Attack 6 – OT

Washington Capitals prospect Jake Karabela scored the OT winner with 32 seconds remaining; netting his 25th goal of the season
Braeden Bowman’s second of the game and 37th of the season tied the score at six with 2:25 remaining
The see-saw affair saw the Storm get three assists from Max Namestnikov while Rowan Topp, Michael Buchinger and Jett Luchanko each recorded two
Charlie Paquette scored his fifth goal in the last four games
Attack overage veteran Deni Goure starred in his final regular season game, recording a hat-trick to surpass the 100 career goal mark
Fellow OA Ethan Burroughs had a goal and two helpers for the Bears
Winnipeg Jets prospect Colby Barlow hit the 40-goal milestone
Guelph sits tied for fifth in the Western Conference, a win on Sunday in London would give them sole possession of fifth to end the season
The Storm have won five of their last six, improving to 33-27-6-1
Owen Sound sees a 12-year run of 30-win seasons come to an end, closing out the campaign with a record of 29-30-6-3, finishing seventh

Erie Otters 4 vs. Kitchener Rangers 3 – OT

Chicago Blackhawks prospect Martin Misiak scored 3:22 into OT with an assist from Owain Johnston as the Otters closed out their schedule with a win
Kaleb Smith, Dylan Edwards and Pano Fimis also scored for Erie while Sam Alfano drew a pair of assists
Luke Ellinas, Antonino Pugliese and Tanner Lam scored for the Rangers while Hunter Brzustewicz picked up two assists, finishing the year with a franchise record-tying 92 points by a defenceman
Ethan Fraser made 19 saves for the Erie win opposite Tristan Malboeuf, who stopped 41 for Kitchener
The Otters wrap up their season at 33-28-5-2, entering Sunday tied for fifth in the Western Conference
The Rangers end at 41-23-4-0, good for fourth place as they could potentially face Erie in the first round of the playoffs

Kingston Frontenacs 4 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 3 – OT

Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Roman Schmidt scored twice and added an assist, netting the game-winner 1:57 into overtime
Gage Heyes and Tyler Hopkins also scored for the Frontenacs while Gabriel Frasca picked up a pair of helpers
Ben Bujold, Calvin Crombie and Florian Xhekaj scored for Brantford
JJ Salajko collected the win, making 28 saves as the Fronts finished their schedule at 33-31-4-0 for seventh in the Eastern Conference
Brantford enters Sunday tied with Sudbury for fourth in the Eastern Conference, owning a record of 36-20-9-2

Sarnia Sting 3 vs. Flint Firebirds 0

Nick Suryzica ended his season with a 41-save shutout, the first of his OHL career
Zach Filak scored a pair of goals for Sarnia while Marko Sikic rounded-out the scoring in his final OHL contest
Sting captain Cooper Way registered two assists in his last OHL game
The Firebirds outshot the Sting 41-18, finishing their season as the eighth-seed in the Western Conference at 30-33-4-1
Sarnia’s season comes to an end as they finish with a win at 25-39-3-1

Saginaw Spirit 8 vs. Windsor Spitfires 5

Alex Christopoulos recorded his fifth career OHL hat-trick in his 250th contest, lighting the lamp against his former club
Calem Mangone also lit the lamp three times for Saginaw, giving him 22 goals on the season
Josh Bloom and Zayne Parekh both recorded three assists; Parekh is up to 94 points (32-62–94) over 65 games
Owen Beck’s point streak reached 19 games with a pair of assists
Valentin Zhugin scored a pair for the Spitfires against his former team
Saginaw outshot Windsor 52-25
The Spirit keep their Hamilton Spectator Trophy hopes alive, entering Sunday’s action in the Soo with a record of 49-16-1-1
Windsor’s season comes to an end following a 13th straight loss; they end with an 18-42-5-3 record

Sudbury Wolves 9 vs. Niagara IceDogs 2

David Goyette continued his attack on the scoresheet, scoring while adding four assists to give him a league-leading 117 points (40-77–117) over 67 games
Goyette joined the 40-goal club, giving Sudbury three different players in that category along with Dalibor Dvorsky (44) and Quentin Musty (42)
Musty surpassed the 100-point milestone, finishing with two goals and two assists
Kocha Delic scored twice, hitting the 30-goal plateau
Veteran blueliner Andre Anania had three assists for the Wolves
Urban Podrekar and Mathieu Paris scored Niagara goals as the IceDogs were outshot 45-28
Sudbury improves to 38-22-4-3, sitting one point back of third place Mississauga entering Sunday’s action in Oshawa
The IceDogs close out their season with a record of 17-43-6-2, losing their final four games

Barrie Colts 4 vs. Peterborough Petes 1

The Colts rebound from Friday’s 13-4 loss in Sudbury with a triumph on home ice, getting a pair of goals from Bode Stewart
Kashawn Aitcheson registered three assists in the win while Tai York and Beau Jelsma rounded-out the goal-scoring
Aiden Young scored Peterborough’s lone marker
Barrie outshot Peterborough 37-26
Sam Hillebrandt stopped 25-of-26 for the win
The Colts finish eighth in the Eastern Conference, sporting a record of 28-36-4-0
Peterborough enters Sunday’s season finale in North Bay off a fourth straight loss, falling to 20-39-7-1