Sunday Highlights: Firebirds too much for Spirit in Game 2 of I-75 Divide Cup

Flint Firebirds 5 vs. Saginaw Spirit 3

The Firebirds evened the I-75 Divide Cup Series following Sunday’s 5-3 victory at the Dort Financial Center
Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes scored his fifth and sixth goals in the winning effort
Nolan Dann returned from a three-game absence scoring the first goal of the afternoon
Braeden Kressler and Zacharie Giroux each recorded a goal and an assist for Flint
Second-year forward Michael Misa extended his goal-scoring streak to three games, tallying a pair of goals on the afternoon
The Firebirds improved to 5-6-0-1 with their win while the Spirit dropped to 4-6-0-1 – Saginaw has lost three in a row

Guelph Storm 6 vs. Ottawa 67’s 1

Reigning OHL Goaltender of the Week Brayden Gillespie stopped 30 of 31 shots, earning his seventh victory of the season
St. Louis Blues prospect Michael Buchinger recorded a goal and an assist
2024 NHL Draft prospect Jett Luchanko had two assists, giving him 12 points (4-8–12) in as many games this season
Storm rookie Rylan Singh tallied his first career OHL point, earning a primary assist on Vilmer Arliksson’s goal
Brady Stonehouse opened the scoring 5:10 into the first period before Guelph responded with six unanswered
The Storm improved their record to 8-4-0-0 on the season

North Bay Battalion 5 vs. Sudbury Wolves 4

The Troops overcame a 3-1 deficit, with Iggy Pazii breaking a 4-4 tie with 8:59 to go in the third period for the game-winner
Charlie Robertson came on in relief of Dom DiVincentiis mid-way through the second period, stopping 17 of 18 shots in the winning effort
Anthony Romani continued his breakout campaign, tallying a pair of goals and an assist, improving his season totals to 19 PTS (10G, 9A)
Blues prospect Dalibor Dvorsky extended his point streak since joining the Wolves, scoring a highlight reel goal while also adding an assist
North Bay went 3-for-8 on the power play while holding Sudbury to 0-for-3
It marks North Bay’s second win of the season over Sudbury as the Battalion improves to 6-4-2-1

Sarnia Sting 4 vs. Niagara IceDogs 3 – SO

Sting forward Andrew LeBlanc potted the shootout winner, making a beautiful move to earn the extra point against his former club
Rookie netminder Karsen Chartier improved his record to 2-0, stopping 29 of 32 shots, including all three Niagara shootout attempts
Second-year forward Sean Doherty opened the scoring on Sunday, collecting his first career OHL goal
IceDogs forward Andrew Vermeulen’s late goal in regulation extended his personal goal-scoring streak to three games
Owen Flores made 40 saves for the IceDogs to help them earn at least a point in a fifth straight game
Sarnia improves to 8-5-0-0

Owen Sound Attack 3 vs. Oshawa Generals 2

Owen Sound earned their second consecutive victory, improving their record to 6-5-1
Canadiens prospect Cedrick Guindon now has a total of 11 points in his past seven games following Sunday’s goal
Sam Sedley followed up Saturday’s three-point night with another pair of assists, highlighted with setting up Ben Cormier for the game-winner
Oshawa outshot Owen Sound 35-29 as 2024 NHL Draft prospect Carter George stopped 33 for the win