Saturday Highlights: Quartet of hat-tricks fuel victories

Niagara IceDogs 6 at Brantford Bulldogs 4

Winnipeg Jets prospect and IceDogs captain Kevin He recorded a hat-trick in Niagara’s 6-4 win
The IceDogs win their second straight game, and win their first against the Bulldogs since 2019, ending a 24 game losing streak
Ryan Roobroeck continued his hot start to the season, scoring his 13th goal of the year in the game
The Bulldogs mounted a late comeback effort but ultimately fell just short as Kevin He sealed it with an empty netter
IceDogs goalie Owen Flores stopped 46 of 50 shots to help lead his team to victory

Brampton Steelheads 2 at Kingston Frontenacs 8

Frontenacs forward Gage Heyes recorded his first career OHL hat trick
Heyes opened the scoring in this one with two goals in 26 seconds on his first shift
The Steelheads tied it up briefly on two consecutive goals from a pair of Seattle Kraken prospects in Jakub Fibigr and Carson Rehkopf
The Frontenacs proceeded to score 6 unanswered goals going on to win this one 8-2
Mason Vaccari made 25 saves in the victory

Sarnia Sting 0 at Erie Otters 4

Sam Alfano recorded the opening game-winning goal and an assist in the game
Top NHL Draft prospect Matthew Schaefer had two assists in the game
Otters Goaltender Noah Erliden was perfect, stopping all 26 shots he faced to earn his second career shutout
Erliden posts back-to-back shutouts at home for the Erie Otters

Soo Greyhounds 6 at Flint Firebirds 2

Brady Martin had two goals and two assists, earning the first star in the game
Marco Mignosa collected four assists, three of which came on consecutive goals in the first period
The Greyhounds and Firebirds connected for a total of six goals in the first period
Utah HC prospect Noel Nordh had a solid special teams night with a goal and two assists all on the powerplay
Charlie Schenkel made 29 saves in the win

Kitchener Rangers 4 at Owen Sound Attack 5 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Sam McCue scored twice in the win, including the overtime winning goal
The Rangers staged a dramatic third-period comeback, scoring three goals—including two from Luca Romano and one from Vegas Golden Knights prospect Trent Swick—to tie the game and force overtime with just 58 seconds remaining
Owen Sound breaks Kitchener’s 10 game win streak
While their winning streak is no more, the Rangers point streak is extended to 16 games with their last regulation loss coming in September

Windsor Spitfires 1 at Saginaw Spirit 5

Michael Misa registered his second career OHL hat trick and reached the 20 goal mark, he also had an assist to mark four points on the night
Kristian Epperson had three assists, all primary assists on Michael Misa’s goals
Saginaw goaltender Andrew Oke made 34 saves in the win

Sudbury Wolves 1 at Barrie Colts 8

Colts defenceman Grayson Tiller had a career-best game as he recorded his first OHL hat trick
Ben Hrebik shined in the victory, making 38 saves to backstop his team to the win
Carter Lowe played a solid team game, scoring a goal and two assists
The Colts offence was rounded out on goals by Edmonton Oilers prospect Dalyn Wakely, NHL Draft prospect Kashawn Aitcheson, captain Beau Jelsma, and Vancouver Canucks prospect Riley Patterson