Friday Highlights: Hounds collect two big points in Sarnia

Soo Greyhounds 5 at Sarnia Sting 4

Noel Nordh’s second of the night solidified the win for the Greyhounds in this electric battle.
Easton Wainwright got the Sting on the board in the first period.
A three goal second period by the Hounds gave them the advantage heading into the final frame—Noel Nordh, Brady T Smith, and Carson Andrew each buried one.
Beckham Edwards scored two late goals for the Sting to push back, but it wasn’t quite enough to overcome their deficit.
The Greyhounds improve to 25-35-2-2, drawing even with Sarnia for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Sting have lost four in a row.

Peterborough Petes 2 at Kingston Frontenacs 8

The Fronts exploded with five goals in the second period to claim victory, with Joey Willis scoring the game-winner.
Nashville prospect Joey Willis had a night to remember, having scored four goals in the big win.
Jonathan Melee and Adam Levac each scored a goal for the Petes.
Tuomas Uronen tallied three assists for the Fronts to earn second star honours.
The win marks Kingston’s 16th in a row at Slush Puppie Place.
Cedrick Guindon saw his ironman streak come to an end at 267 consecutive games, the third-longest such streak in OHL history.

Oshawa Generals 2 at Ottawa 67’s 3

A power play goal by Luca Pinelli settled this back and forth battle in the third period.
Ryan White scored his first career OHL goal to open things up for the 67’s.
Luke Torrance and Noah Powell each tallied a goal for the Gens.
Filip Ekberg finished with a goal and an assist on the game sheet, earning him first star honours.
Ottawa improves to 22-33-3-6, two points behind North Bay for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Barrie Colts 1 at Brampton Steelheads 4

Steelheads captain Porter Martone buried one in the second period to secure the win.
Owen Van Steensel got the Colts on the board in the second period.
Three unanswered by the Steelheads solidified this one, with Jack Van Volsen and Angus MacDonell each netting one alongside Martone’s game-winner.
Jack Ivankovic made 21 saves on 22 shots in the win.
Brampton outshot Barrie 51-22.

North Bay Battalion 0 at Kitchener Rangers 6

After a scoreless first period, Christian Humphreys and Alexander Bilecki potted one each to give the Rangers the advantage—one which they held onto until the very end.
Tanner Lam scored his first hat-trick for the Rangers, earning first star honours.
Jackson Parsons made 19 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, the most by a Rangers goaltender since John Murray in 2006-07.

Saginaw Spirit 1 at London Knights 3

Landon Sim’s second period goal stole the lead for the Knights, and stood as the game-winner as the Spirit were unable to generate anything else.
First period goals at both ends of the ice sent this one into the second frame tied at one, with Zayne Parekh scoring for the Spirit, and Oliver Bonk netting one for the Knights.
Landon Sim had two goals and an assist in the win.
Spirit goaltender Kaleb Papineau stopped 25/28 shots, while Knights goaltender Austin Elliot turned away 26/27 to improve to 30-1 on the season.

Brantford Bulldogs 5 at Sudbury Wolves 1

Patrick Thomas’ second period goal secured victory for the Bulldogs in this dominant performance.
Marek Vanacker extended his goal streak to four games with a first period goal to open things up for the Bulldogs. He also went on to score a second in the third period.
Rowan Henderson got the Wolves on the board in the second period.
Ryerson Leenders made 43 saves on 44 shots in the win, earning first star honours.

Owen Sound Attack 7 at Guelph Storm 2

This one was an offensive explosion for the Bears, with Tristan Delisle scoring the game-winner in the first period.
A huge first period for the Attack set them out on the right foot, with Declan Waddick, Pierce Mbuyi, and Tristan Delisle scoring one each to take control of the game.
Pierce Mbuyi had a two goal performance for the Attack, with his 48 points becoming the most by a rookie in club history.
Charlie Paquette and Alex McLean both scored for the Storm to lessen the Bears’ big lead.
Carter George was unreal between the pipes, making 49 saves on 51 shots in the win.