Friday Highlights: Great goaltending kicks-off the weekend

Ottawa 67’s 0, London Knights 1 – SO

George Diaco scored the shootout winner as the Knights won their ninth in the past 10 games
Brett Brochu made 31 saves before turning away all three Ottawa shooters in the shootout to pick up the shutout, improving to 13-7-1-0
Ottawa’s Max Donoso stopped all 25 shots he faced in the loss as Ottawa suffers their first shootout loss of the season

Kitchener Rangers 5, Niagara IceDogs 1

Marco Costantini stopped 42 of 43 as the Rangers rode past Niagara despite being outshot on home ice
Montreal Canadiens prospect Filip Mesar scored twice while captain Francesco Pinelli had a goal and two assists
Kitchener’s fourth straight win improves them to 13-13-0-0 while Niagara drops a fifth straight decision

Saginaw Spirit 4, Sudbury Wolves 2

Down 2-0, Saginaw scored four unanswered third period goals to take two points in Sudbury
New York Islanders prospect Tristan Lennox took first star honours with 29 saves as the Spirit won despite being outshot 31-22
Theo Hill scored the game winning goal 8:30 into the third period
2023 NHL Draft prospect Quentin Musty extended his point streak to 13 games with an assist
The Spirit and Wolves played before a crowd of 4,729 in Sudbury

North Bay Battalion 5, Mississauga Steelheads 2

Buffalo Sabres prospect Josh Bloom scored twice as the Troops stretched their lead to a 10-point margin over second place Mississauga in the Central Division
Edmonton Oilers prospect Matvey Petrov collected three assists while Seattle picks Ty Nelson and Kyle Jackson each picked up two
Steelheads rookie William Eggleton scored his first career OHL goal as Mississauga lost its eighth in the past 10

Flint Firebirds 6, Sarnia Sting 5

Detroit Red Wings prospect Amadeus Lombardi scored his first career OHL hat trick, capping it with the game winner as Flint edged Sarnia
San Jose Sharks prospect Artem Guryev joined Chicago Blackhawks pick Gavin Hayes with a goal and an assist for the Firebirds
Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis led Sarnia with two goals and a helper as the Sting outshot Flint 33-26 in the loss
Sarnia’s Nolan Burke had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, registering his 100th career point on his 20th birthday
The two teams meet again on Saturday in Flint

Oshawa Generals 7, Soo Greyhounds 2

Stuart Rolofs and Beckett Sennecke both scored twice as Oshawa stayed hot, winning a fifth straight
Cameron Butler had a goal and two assists while Luca Marrelli picked up three helpers in the win
Oshawa outshot Sault Ste. Marie 37-23, ending the Greyhounds’ three-game winning streak
Landon Miller stopped 9-of-11 in his OHL debut as he entered the game for the third period

Guelph Storm 4, Owen Sound Attack 3

Storm rookie Jett Luchanko scored the game winning goal with 1:29 remaining
St. Louis Blues prospect Michael Buchinger was named the game’s first star, joining Luchanko with a goal and an assist
Matthew Papais had a goal and a helper for Owen Sound while captain Colby Barlow had his 10-game goal-scoring streak snapped
Storm rookie Brayden Gillespie made 29 saves for the win, improving to 2-0-0-1
Guelph improves to 10-15-2-1
The two clubs meet again in Owen Sound on Saturday

Windsor Spitfires 4, Erie Otters 2

The Spitfires rallied from a 2-0 first period deficit with four unanswered goals, backed by a 35-save performance from Joey Costanzo
Alex Christopoulos scored his club-leading 20th goal of the season while Matthew Maggio had a goal and two assists
Windsor’s fifth win a row improves their record to 17-6-3-1, two points back of first place Saginaw in the West Division