Saturday Highlights: Wolves beat surging Greyhounds, climb into Central Division lead

Sudbury Wolves 5 vs. Soo Greyhounds 1

Two-point nights from Kieron Walton (1-1-2) and Matthew Mania (1-1-2) led the Wolves over the Hounds
Goaltender Marcus Vandenberg stopped 33-of-34 to earn the victory along with first star honours
Marco Mignosa scored the only goal for the Soo late in the first period
Nick DeAngelis earned a helper to extend his league-leading point streak to 17 games
Brenden Sirizzotti collected an assist to extend his point streak to seven games
San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty earned his 150th career OHL point with his goal late in the third period
Sudbury went 3-for-4 on the power play, while holding the Greyhounds to 1-for-7
The Wolves climb into the Central Division lead, improving to 18-11-3-2, while the Soo has their eight game point streak snapped and sit at 23-9-2-1

Saginaw Spirit 5 vs. Windsor Spitfires 4 – OT

Alex Christopoulos scored twice in his first meeting against his former club, netting the overtime winner
Nic Sima tied the score at five with 7:40 remaining in the third period
Dean Loukus and Sebastien Gervais each had two helpers for Saginaw
Ryan Abraham picked up a goal and two assists for the Spits, earning second star honours
Calem Mangone was held off the scoresheet, snapping his 10 game point streak
Nolan Lalonde made 20 saves, earning his seventh consecutive win to improve to 8-4-0-1 with Saginaw
Saginaw improves to 21-10-0-1, while Windsor earns a point in their third straight game and sits at 11-20-2-0
The Spirit pull within six points of first place Sault Ste. Marie in the West Division; they visit the Greyhounds on Sunday

Guelph Storm 3 vs. Flint Firebirds 2

Overager Braeden Bowman scored twice for the Storm to lead them over the Firebirds and extend their winning streak to five
St. Louis Blues prospect Michael Buchinger and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Jett Luchanko picked up the assists on all three Storm goals
Kaden Pitre picked up a helper on both Flint goals
All three Guelph goals came courtesy of the power play
Guelph improves to 21-12-1-1, one point back of second place London in the Midwest Division

Kingston Frontenacs 7 vs. Ottawa 67’s 4

Matthew Soto and Christopher Thibodeau each scored twice to lead the Frontenacs to victory in Ottawa
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Paul Ludwinski collected three helpers for Kingston
Ottawa rookie Kimi Körbler scored his first career OHL goal on a penalty shot late in the third period; Körbler also earned an assist earlier in the game
Chase Yanni picked up an assist on Nic Whitehead’s first period goal to earn his first career OHL point
Zach Houben made his OHL debut for Ottawa; he was the 67’s’ fifth-round pick in 2023 and has spent this season with the Komoka Kings of the GOJHL
Frontenacs rookie JJ Salajko made 32 saves in the win
Kingston wins their third straight game and improves to 17-16-1-0, pulling to within three points of the second place 67’s in the East Division
Ottawa has lost three in a row, falling to 18-13-2-0; they’ve missed regulars Chris Barlas, Jack Dever, Tuomas Uronen and Derek Smyth to injury while Cooper Foster serves a suspension

Brantford Bulldogs 6 vs. Barrie Colts 1

Four goals in the first period gave the Bulldogs a sizeable lead early on, including two in the first 65 seconds of the game
2024 NHL Draft prospect Marek Vanacker and teammates Jake O’Brien and Noah Van Vilet each scored a goal and added a helper
Jacob Frasca scored the lone Barrie goal 23 seconds into the game; it was his first game back in the lineup since Nov. 5th
Cole Beaudoin was left off the scoresheet, ending his six game point streak
The Bulldogs fired 46 shots at Colts goaltender Ben West
Matteo Drobac stopped 26-of-27 for the win
Brantford hasn’t lost in regulation in seven consecutive games and improve to 17-9-6-1, leading the East Division by three points

Erie Otters 6 vs. Niagara IceDogs 3

Malcolm Spence put up an OHL career-high four point night, scoring two and adding two assists to lead the Otters to a win over Niagara
Brett Bressette added two goals for Erie in the winning effort
Rookie Wesley Royston scored his first OHL goal later in the second period
Erie goaltender Ben Gaudreau stopped 33-of-36 to earn his 70th career OHL win, while his Niagara counterpart Owen Flores faced 45 shots throughout the evening
The Otters improve to 15-13-4-0, while Niagara drops their third straight and sits at 8-21-4-1

Kitchener Rangers 5 vs. Owen Sound Attack 2

Luke Ellinas scored two goals in the first period to lead the Rangers to victory in Owen Sound
Attack captain and Winnipeg Jets prospect Colby Barlow scored a goal and added a helper in his return to the lineup after a 16 game absence
Trent Swick scored early in the second period to extend his point streak to seven straight games
Vancouver Canucks prospect Hunter Brzustewicz picked up a helper for the Rangers; He’s the first player in the OHL to earn 50 assists this season
Tristan Malboeuf made 22 saves for the win in the Kitchener crease
Kitchener improves to 25-9-2-0, while Owen Sound sits at 16-14-2-1