Friday Highlights: Firebirds take flight on the road

Flint Firebirds 4 vs. Sudbury Wolves 3

Edmonton Oilers prospect Nathan Day was the game’s first star for a second straight night, stopping 30-of-33 as the Firebirds took down the Wolves
Sudbury product Zacharie Giroux scored twice for Flint
Kaden Pitre netted his fifth goal of the season while Nathan Aspinall also found the back of the net for the Firebirds
St. Louis Blues prospect Dalibor Dvorsky scored his first career OHL goal in his debut, ripping a shot over the shoulder of Day from a tight angle
David Goyette and Landon McCallum each had a goal and an assist while Quentin Musty picked up a pair of helpers
The Wolves outshot the Firebirds 33-20
Flint’s third straight road win improves the Firebirds to 3-5-0-0
The win is Flint’s first in Sudbury since Dec. 9, 2016

Sarnia Sting 3 vs. Niagara IceDogs 2 – OT

Jacob LeBlanc scored the overtime winner on a breakaway, lighting the lamp against his former team as Sarnia picked up two points in Niagara
Tyson Doucette and Zach Filak scored other Sting goals, with Doucette picking up an assist on the game-winner
Karsen Chartier made 30 saves to win his OHL debut in the Sting crease
Michael Podolioukh and Mike Levin scored Niagara goals in front of 30 saves from Marcus Vandenberg who was the game’s second star
Sarnia improves to 5-3-0-0 while Niagara sits at 1-4-3-0, suffering their third OT loss of the season

Erie Otters 5 vs. London Knights 3

Chicago Blackhawks prospect Martin Misiak scored the deciding goal with 6:40 left in the third period as the Otters overcame a 3-2 deficit with three unanswered goals
Anaheim Ducks pick Carey Terrance scored twice while Spencer Sova and Pano Fimis also tallied for Erie
Winnipeg Jets prospect Jacob Julien joined Sam O’Reilly with a goal and a helper for the Knights while Oliver Bonk had three helpers
Ben Gaudreau made 25 saves to earn the win for the Otters opposite Michael Simpson, who made 21 saves
Erie improves to 3-4-1-0 while London drops to 6-3-0-1

Peterborough Petes 4 vs. Ottawa 67’s 1

The Petes earned their second win over Ottawa this season, with Zach Bowen stopping 43-of-44 in front of a hometown crowd to earn first star honours
Donovan McCoy recorded a goal and an assist for Peterborough while Jonathan Melee scored twice and Tommy Purdeller rounded-out the scoring
Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Pinelli scored Ottawa’s lone goal
The 67’s outshot the Petes 44-20, with Bowen emerging as the difference-maker
Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck took 39 faceoffs in the game, winning 24 of them
With Matthew Mayich serving the first of a two-game suspension, Kaleb Dietsch slotted in for Ottawa and made his OHL debut
The Petes are at the top of the East Division with a 5-2-1-0 record

Kitchener Rangers 5 vs. Owen Sound Attack 3

Matthew Sop (2-1–3) and Hunter Brzustewicz (1-2–3) had three-point nights as the Rangers earned their fourth straight win, improving to 7-2-0-0
Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf recorded a goal and an assist while Cameron Mercer rounded-out the Kitchener scoring
Colby Barlow, Landen Hookey and Ethan Burroughs scored Attack goals as Owen Sound was outshot 33-26
Former Ranger Darren Rumble served his first game as Attack Interim Head Coach
The Bears wrap-up four straight on the road, going 1-2-1-0 in that span

Brantford Bulldogs 5 vs. Oshawa Generals 1

Brantford skated to their second win over Oshawa this season as Calvin Crombie and Masen Wray each had a goal and an assist in the win
Rookie netminder David Egorov turned aside 36-of-37 for the Bulldogs as they were outshot 37-24
Daniel Chen picked up a pair of assists for Brantford
Oshawa’s Rasmus Kumpulainen opened the scoring 11:35 into the first before Brantford responded with five unanswered
The Bulldogs improve to 2-5-1-0 while Oshawa falls to 3-5-0-0

Guelph Storm 3 vs. Barrie Colts 1

Trailing 1-0 at the midway point of the game, Michael Buchinger, Vilmer Alriksson and Max Namestnikov scored power play goals as the Storm came back to win
Braeden Bowman picked up a pair of primary assists as Guelph went 3-for-9 on the power play, holding Barrie to 0-for-5
Brayden Gillespie earned the win, making 20 saves as Barrie’s lone goal came off the stick of Zach Wigle
Guelph improves to 4-2-0-0, knocking Barrie down to 4-3-0-0

Soo Greyhounds 6 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 0

Landon Miller made 26 saves for his first career OHL shutout as the Hounds handed the Fronts their second straight shutout loss
Marco Mignosa was the game’s first star with a goal and two assists
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Arttu Karki scored his ninth goal of the season to lead all OHL defencemen
Spencer Evans scored his first career OHL marker for the Hounds
Sault Ste. Marie outshot Kingston 42-26 as Fronts netminder Mason Vaccari made 36 saves
The Greyhounds improve to 7-3-0-0 while Kingston has lost three straight, being outscored 18-1 in that span
Marks the first pair of back-to-back Greyhounds shutouts since Feb. 14 and 16 when Brandon Halverson blanked both Plymouth and Sarnia