Friday Highlights: Kostov scores four, leads Flint's flaming hot offence

Friday Highlights: Kostov scores four, leads Flint’s flaming hot offence

Ottawa 67’s vs. Erie Otters

Final: 5 (OTT) – 2 (ER)

The power of the 67 meme seems endless, as Ottawa picks up another win.

North Bay Battalion vs. Flint Firebirds

Final: 3 (NB) – 9 (FLNT)

It was all Flint all game in a huge victory.

Alex Kostov (11) had an offensive explosion, scoring four goals.
Ryan Fellinger (1) scored, added two assists and went +5.
Brady Smith was chucking apples all over the ice – he had five assists and was +3.
Nick Wellenreiter (2), Jonathan Kapageridis (2) and Jax Pereira (2) all scored for the Troops.

Saginaw Spirit vs. Kitchener Rangers

Final: 2 (SAG) – 5 (KIT)

The Rangers put on a show for Pete DeBoer as his banner was raised to the Level of Legacy at the Aud.

Tanner Lam (7) lead the way with a goal and two assists.
Kaden Schneider (2), Christian Humphreys (7), Cam Reid (2) and Matthew Hlacar (2) also scored for Kitchener.
Christian Kirsch stopped 20 of 22 for the win.
Nikita Klepov continued his incredible pace with an assist.

Kingston Frontenacs vs. London Knights

Final: 1 (KGN) – 2 (LDN)

The Knights’ newest addition Braidy Wassilyn lead them to victory.

Wassilyn (6), a 2026 NHL Draft prospect, scored both goals.
Aleksei Medvedev was excellent, stopping 24 of 25.
Matthew Minchak did his best to match that effort for Kingston, stopping 34 of 36.
Robin Kuzma (6) scored for the Fronts.

Brantford Bulldogs vs. Oshawa Generals

Final: 5 (BFD) – 4 (OSH)

The Bulldogs picked up the win in Ben Danford and Zach Sandhu’s returns to Oshawa.

Jake O’Brien (9) can’t be stopped to start the season, he had a goal and three assists.
Cooper Dennis (9) scored his third goal in the last two games and added a pair of helpers.
Adam Jiricek (5) also had a goal and an assist.
Haoxi Wang (1) fired home his first career OHL goal for Oshawa.
Ben Cormier (1) also added his first as a member of the Generals.

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Brampton Steelheads vs. Sarnia Sting

Final: 5 (BRAM) – 4 (SAR) – SO

The Steelheads battled back from three separate one goal deficits to win in a shootout.

Parker Von Richter (4) had a goal and an assist while going +3.
Jakub Fibigr (5) also scored for Brampton and went +3.
Zach Bowen stopped 33 Sting shots plus two more in the shootout for the win.
St. Louis Blues prospect and Sarnia Captain Lukas Fischer (2) sent the game to overtime with a late goal.

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Barrie Colts vs. Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs

Final: 3 (BAR) – 4 (SBY)

Kashawn Aitcheson dominated, leading the Colts to back to back wins over Sudbury.

Aitcheson (15) set the record for fastest hat-trick in Colts history, needing just 5:07 in the first period to get it done.
Alex Assadourian (3), William Schneid (5) and Emil Hemming (3) also found the twine for Barrie.
Hagan Bach earned his first career win in his first career start.
Nathan Villeneuve (6) scored twice and added an assist for Sudbury.

Guelph Storm vs. Soo Greyhounds

Final: 4 (GUE) – 2 (SOO)

Guelph doubled on the Greyhounds in the Soo.

Hunter McKenzie (6), Noah Jenken (4), Ethan Miedema (6) and Quinn Beauchesne (3) scored for Guelph.
Zach Jovanovski stopped 28 to get the win in the Storm net.
Quinn McKenzie (7) and Jeremy Martin (5) were the Soo scorers.
Chase Reid was the second star of the game for the Greyhounds, chipping in an assist.