Friday Highlights: Hounds halt London's 23-game point streak

Friday Highlights: Hounds halt London’s 23-game point streak

Soo Greyhounds 8 vs. London Knights 2

The Greyhounds brought London’s 23-game point streak to an emphatic end, scoring eight times at Bud Gardens
Overage winger Jack Beck finished with a goal and three assists in the win
Detroit Red Wings prospect Andrew Gibson and Chicago Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes each scored twice
Knights forward Easton Cowan picked-up an assist 5:44 into action, stretching his point streak to 22 games
Sault Ste. Marie outshot London 43-29, improving to 3-0 against the Knights this season
Charlie Schenkel stopped 27-of-29 for the win
The Hounds improve to 35-15-2-1 and have won seven of their last 10
London loses in regulation for the first time since Dec. 10th, a game they also lost to Sault Ste. Marie
The Knights lead the OHL with a record of 38-12-0-3

Peterborough Petes 3 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 2 – OT

Liam Sztuska was sensational, stopping 46-of-48 as the Petes won in Kingston despite being outshot 48-20
Chase Lefebvre scored his 12th of the season 42 seconds into overtime
Quinton Pagé and Ryder McIntyre also scored Peterborough goals as the Petes snapped an eight-game losing slide
Maleek McGowan and Gabriel Frasca scored Kingston goals
The Petes climb to within five points of eighth place in the Eastern Conference, improving to 17-30-5-1
Kingston earns a point as their record moves to 25-25-2-0

Kitchener Rangers 6 vs. Mississauga Steelheads 5 – OT

Matthew Sop scored his league-leading fifth overtime-winner of the season 2:49 into the extra frame
Sop scored twice on the night, giving him 33 goals on the season
Dallas Stars pick Angus MacDonell scored a hat-trick for Mississauga
Calgary Flames prospect Hunter Brzustewicz scored his 10th goal of the season, finishing the night with a goal and an assist
Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf netted his 41st of the campaign just 29 seconds into the first period
Steelheads centreman Lucas Karmiris recorded two assists, giving him seven points in his last three games
Kitchener improves to 33-19-2-0 for fourth in the Western Conference
Mississauga picks up a point and sits fifth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 26-20-6-0

Niagara IceDogs 4 vs. Oshawa Generals 3 – OT

2024 NHL Draft prospect Kevin He scored the deciding goal 2:58 into overtime, netting his 27th of the season
The IceDogs rallied from a 3-1 deficit as Ryan Roobroeck and Mike Levin scored third period goals
Roobroeck’s 21st goal of the season ties Niagara’s single season rookie record jointly held by Akil Thomas (2016-17) and Kevin He (2022-23)
Oshawa outshot Niagara 55-34, but Owen Flores stood tall, making 52 saves in the win
David Bedkowski, Matthew Buckley and Luca Marrelli scored Oshawa goals
The Generals were without star centreman Calum Ritchie and overage blueliner Luca D’Amato in the loss
Niagara wins a second straight, improving to 16-30-6-1
The Generals have lost five in a row, three of those in OT, falling to 26-18-7-2 as they sit fourth in the Eastern Conference
A capacity crowd of 5,300 took in the IceDogs OT win at the Meridian Centre

North Bay Battalion 3 vs. Ottawa 67’s 2

Dom DiVincentiis earned first star honours with 32 saves as the Troops held-off Ottawa for a 3-2 win
Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis stayed hot with a goal and an assist; he has eight points over his last three games
Owen Van Steensel and Liam Arnsby added Battalion goals
Braeden Kressler and Will Gerrior scored third period markers for Ottawa
Seattle Kraken prospect Ty Nelson recorded an assist in his return to the Battalion blueline following a six-game absence
The 67’s outshot the Battalion 34-22 but fall to 26-19-5-1
North Bay wins a third straight, climbing to 28-16-6-2

Flint Firebirds 5 vs. Sarnia Sting 2

The Firebirds win their fourth in a row and take both games in the home-and-home as Dallas Stars prospect Tristan Bertucci racked up three assists
Oliver Peer, Jeremy Martin, Simon Slavicek, Nolan Dann and Connor Clattenburg did the offensive damage for Flint
Zach Filak and Tyson Doucette scored Sarnia goals
Edmonton Oilers prospect Nathan Day made 22 saves for the win
Flint climbs into sole possession of eighth in the Western Conference, improving to 23-25-3-1
The Sting drop to 22-28-3-1

Sudbury Wolves 6 vs. Saginaw Spirit 3

2024 NHL Draft prospect Kieron Walton netted a natural hat-trick as the Wolves doubled-up Saginaw
St. Louis Blues first round pick Dalibor Dvorsky opened the scoring with his 30th goal in just 36 games
Ryan Pryce and Evan Konyen also scored for Sudbury while Chase Coughlan finished with two assists
Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck scored and added an assist, giving him 11 points over his last five games
Spirit defender Zayne Parekh recorded an assist, tying a club record for most single season points by a defenceman with 77
Carolina Hurricanes prospect Jakub Vondras made 24 saves as the Wolves won their fifth in the last six outings
Sudbury improves to an Eastern Conference-leading 31-15-3-3; they can clinch a playoff spot as soon as Monday
The Spirit give up some ground to Sault Ste. Marie on Friday, still leading them by four points atop the West Division
The 38-14-0-1 Spirit clinch a playoff berth as a result of Sarnia’s regulation loss at home to Flint on Friday

Erie Otters 4 vs. Guelph Storm 2

Dylan Edwards’ 11th of the season came with 6:15 remaining in the second period and stood as the game-winner in Guelph
Bruce McDonald, Carey Terrance and Martin Misiak added Erie goals as the Otters ended a five-game slide
Charlie Paquette and Hunter McKenzie scored Storm goals while rookie defender Quinn Beauchesne registered two assists
Jacob Gibbons stopped 15 for the win opposite Guelph’s Brayden Gillespie, who made 34 saves
The win marks Erie’s first in Guelph since Feb. 5, 2020
Erie improves to 24-25-4-0, good for seventh in the Western Conference
The Storm fall to 26-22-4-1, one point up on sixth place Owen Sound in the Western Conference

Brantford Bulldogs 3 vs. Owen Sound Attack 0

Matteo Drobac stopped all 24 shots he faced for his third shutout of the season
Montreal Canadiens prospect Florian Xhekaj had a goal and an assist, extending his goal-scoring streak to five games
Zak Lavoie and Lawson Sherk added Brantford goals as the Dogs outshot the Attack 31-24
Bulldogs forward Jake O’Brien recorded an assist to tie the club’s rookie record for points with 48 set by Arthur Kaliyev in 2017-18
Carter George stopped 28-of-31 in the loss for Owen Sound
Brantford wins a third straight, improving to 29-16-6-2, owning a five-point cushion on first in the East Division
The Attack drop to 25-22-4-2