Friday Highlights: Fronts rally for six unanswered to beat Generals
Oshawa Generals 4 at Kingston Frontenacs 7
- Kingston had a come from behind victory as they scored six straight goals in the second and third periods to win 7-4
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Colby Barlow opened the scoring just 17 seconds into the game, scoring his 19th goal of the season
- St Louis Blues prospect Quinton Burns scored the Frontenacs lone goal of the opening frame, marking his fifth of the season
- The Generals looked to run away with this one with two quick goals to start the second period courtesy of NHL Draft prospect Owen Griffin and Anaheim Ducks prospect Beckett Sennecke
- Calgary Flames second round pick Jacob Battaglia kickstarted the Fronts comeback with his 22nd goal of the season
- Battaglia’s goal was followed up by five goals from Cedrick Guindon (2G), Lukas Moore, Ben Pickell, and Matthew Soto
- Kingston gets their second win against Oshawa this season and improves to 2-5-0-0 against the Generals
- Jacob Oster made 24 saves in goal for the Generals, his counterpart Gavin Betts stopped 15 for Kingston
Game Centre | Oshawa Post-Game | Kingston Post-Game
Ottawa 67’s 1 at Flint Firebirds 8
- Flint Firebirds first year forward Josh Colosimo had a stellar night offensively, scoring his first career OHL goal and adding three assists for a four point performance
- Firebirds import rookie Karlis Flugins had his first multi goal game of his OHL career as he notched two goals on the night including the game winning goal 9:29 into the first period
- Matthew Wang also scored a pair of goals for the Firebirds as he reached the 11 goal mark on the season and added an assist for a three point performance
- St Louis Blues prospect Matthew Mayich was the lone goal scorer for the 67’s as he notched his fourth goal of the season
- The shot totals in this game were incredibly lopsided as Ottawa could only muster 10 shots on goal, while the Firebirds put up 47 shots
- Firebirds goaltender Nathan Day made nine saves in the win
Erie Otters 1 at Kitchener Rangers 3
- Kitchener Rangers rookie Evan Headrick had his first career OHL multipoint game as he assisted on Luke Ellinas’ game tying goal and scored the game winning goal 7:48 into the third period
- NHL Draft prospect Malcolm Spence scored his 17th goal of the season to open the scoring in the inaugural Friday Night Faceoff presented by RogersTV and Cogeco
- Ottawa Senators prospect Luke Ellinas struck on the powerplay 14:10 into the second period to tie the game with his 17th goal of the season
- Cameron Arquette gave the Rangers some breathing room with his insurance marker late in the third period to record his second goal of the season
- Kitchener wins their fifth straight game as they now have 27 wins on the season
- It was a well fought duel in goal as Rangers goaltender Jackson Parsons made 23 saves in the winning effort, while Noah Erliden stopped 36 in the loss for Erie
- Jackson Parsons recorded his 22nd win of the season to move one behind Joey Costanzo for the league lead
Game Centre | Kitchener Post-Game
Niagara IceDogs 4 at London Knights 9
- This dynamic high scoring affair between the Knights and IceDogs saw 11 different players get in on the 13 goals scored
- Philadelphia Flyers prospect and London Knights captain Denver Barkey had a four point performance (2G, 2A) including the opening goal of the game. Barkey has 11 points in his last three games played
- Niagara’s Ryan Roobroeck scored his 27th goal of the season tonight as he moves into third in the OHL in goals
- London had an offensive outpour with eight unanswered goals in the first two periods before Winnipeg Jets prospect Kevin He scored the first goal of the game for Niagara 15:20 into the second period
- London’s Ryder Boulton recorded the first multi-point game of his OHL career with two assists
- Former London Knight Blake Arrowsmith scored in his return to Canada Life Place
- Max Crete continues his strong rookie campaign with his ninth goal of the season tonight
Brantford Bulldogs 1 at Sarnia Sting 4
- Ryan Brown had a two point performance to help drive Sarnia to victory, including an empty net goal to seal the game
- Zach Filak opened the scoring for Sarnia on the powerplay with his 10th goal of the season
- Chicago Blackhawks prospect Marek Vanacker scored the lone goal of the game for the Bulldogs assisted by NHL Draft prospect Jake O’Brien
- Dylan Luecke’s third goal of the season stood as the game winning goal for the Sting
- Sarnia’s Nick Surzycia came up big when it mattered most as he made 29 saves in the win
- Brantford’s David Egorov stopped 33 shots in the loss
Game Centre | Brantford Post-Game | Sarnia Post-Game
North Bay Battalion 1 at Sudbury Wolves 4
- Hudson Chitaroni recorded the second multipoint game of his young OHL career including the game winning goal in the third period
- Seattle Kraken prospect Nathan Villeneuve also had a two point performance for the Wolves as he scored the opening goal of the game and assisted on Winnipeg Jets prospect Kieron Walton’s empty net goal
- Nick Wellenreiter scored the lone goal for North Bay 16:16 into the second period
- Nate Krawchuk had a solid night in goal for Sudbury as he made 28 saves in the 4-1 win
- North Bay goaltender Jack Lisson made 22 saves in his OHL debut
Game Centre | Sudbury Post-Game
Owen Sound Attack 0 at Guelph Storm 2
- Guelph Storm rookie goaltender Zachary Jovanovski was perfect in the game, stopping 39 shots for his first career OHL shutout in just his fourth career OHL game as he improves to 2-1-1-0 on the year
- Trenten Bennett also had a strong game for Owen Sound allowing just one goal on 25 shots against
- Thomas Budnick scored the game winning goal for the Storm midway through the first period
- NHL Draft prospect Lev Katzin iced the game with his sixth goal of the year coming on an empty net
Game Centre | Owen Sound Post-Game | Guelph Post-Game
Peterborough Petes 0 at Soo Greyhounds 4
- Utah HC prospect Owen Allard had a three point night as he recorded his sixth goal of the season 9:40 into the opening frame and added two assists to help lead his team to victory
- Greyhounds rookie Chase Reid played a key piece in the offence as he put up three assists for his third multi point game of the season
- The Greyhounds got out to an early 3-0 lead as they scored three goals in the first 10 minutes of the game
- Jordan Charron and Justin Cloutier got the scoring started as they lit the lamp 1:16 apart
- Marco Mignosa’s 15th goal of the season was the only goal scored outside of the first period, coming at 11:56 into the third period
- Charlie Schenkel stopped all 29 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season