Friday Highlights: Rangers extend home win-streak, take sole posession of first place

Peterborough Petes 1 at Kitchener Rangers 4

The victory marked the Rangers’ 14th of the season, extended their home winning streak to nine games, and secured their 10th consecutive game with a point at home
Kitchener showcased their depth with four different goal scorers and nine players recording points in a dominant 4-1 win over the Peterborough Petes on Y2K Night
Jack Pridham recorded his first point as a Ranger with an assist on Adrian Misaljevic’s power play goal in his debut.
Cameron Mercer scored the final goal of the game in his 200th career OHL game
The win lifted the Rangers to sole possession of first place in the OHL standings, further solidifying their strong position in the league

Barrie Colts 2 at Brampton Steelheads 5

The Brampton Steelheads snapped their losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Barrie Colts, led by standout performances from NHL Draft prospect Jack Ivankovic and Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf
Rehkopf opened the scoring with a determined play after losing control of the puck, then added a power play assist and an empty-net goal to cap off his four-point night
After Barrie tied the game at 2-2, Calgary Flames prospect Luke Misa scored the go-ahead goal, followed by an empty-net tally from Adam Zidlicky and another from Rehkopf to seal the win
Jack Ivankovic made 36 saves to hold off the Colts and backstop his team to the victory

Owen Sound Attack 1 at Kingston Frontenacs 7

The Frontenacs came out strong, scoring four goals in the first period
Kingston kept the pressure on in the second period, adding two more goals including Nolan Buttar’s first career OHL goal and Tyler Hopkins, taking a commanding 6-0 lead
The Attack found some life late in the second period, with Sam McCue scoring their lone goal off a quick pass from Tristan Delisle to make it 6-1
Kingston added a seventh goal in the third period when Tuomas Uronen scored, assisted by Emil Pieniniemi and Ben Pickell, completing a dominant performance
Frontenacs goaltender Mason Vaccari had a tremendous showing, making 37 saves in the contest

Sarnia Sting 3 at London Knights 5

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan extended his regular season point streak to 50 straight games, scoring two goals against the Sting
The London Knights secured the win thanks to strong special teams, going 2/3 on the power play and adding a key shorthanded goal. Easton Cowan and William Nicholl were pivotal in the Knights’ victory
London outshot Sarnia 43-23, marking the seventh time this season a Sting goaltender has faced 40+ shots
Nick Surzycia was outstanding in net for Sarnia, stopping 38 of 43 shots, including a series of highlight saves in the first period to keep the Sting in the game. He was named the third star despite the loss
The win is London’s 10th in a row

Oshawa Generals 3 at Ottawa 67’s 2 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche prospect Calum Ritchie scored the lone goal in the shootout to secure the extra point and win for the Generals
Both teams faced penalty trouble in the first and second periods, but ultimately neither team could break through on the power play
With the game still 2-1 in favour of the Generals, the 67’s tied it up with 1:32 left in the third period, as Calgary Flames prospect Henry Mews scored to send the game into overtime
Overtime was a back-and-forth affair, with both teams getting chances, including a near-miss between-the-legs shot by Barlow. The game would head to a shootout after some tense moments, including a collision between Calum Ritchie and 67’s goalie Collin MacKenzie
The 67’s outshot the Generals 31-26, including a 13-6 advantage in the second period and a 9-7 edge in the third, but the Generals emerged victorious in the shootout

Erie Otters 7 at Saginaw Spirit 5

The Otters secured a 7-5 win, with Anaheim Ducks prospect Carey Terrance scoring four goals, including an empty-netter to seal the victory
Saginaw rallied with goals from Nic Sima, Zayne Parekh, Ethan Hay, and Dimian Zhilkin’s first career OHL goal, but couldn’t overcome Erie’s timely goals, including a shorthanded tally from Terrance and late strikes from Dylan Edwards and Wesley Royston
Willis scored with the extra attacker to tie the game at 5-5, but Erie answered quickly, regaining the lead just 40 seconds later.
Andrew Oke made 22 saves for Saginaw in the loss, while Erie’s Noah Erliden stopped 24 shots to earn the win

Windsor Spitfires 3 at Sudbury Wolves 9

The Sudbury Wolves overpowered the Windsor Spitfires with a 9-3 victory, with San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty registering two goals and four assists
Seattle Kraken prospect Nathan Villeneuve finished the night with a goal and three assists
Sudbury took a 2-0 lead in the first period and extended it to 6-1 in the second, with three goals in under three minutes, including a quick response to each Spitfires’ goal
The Spitfires briefly cut the deficit to 7-3 in the third period with goals from J.C. Lemieux and Protas, but Sudbury quickly answered to secure the win

Niagara IceDogs 5 at Guelph Storm 8

The Guelph Storm defeated the Niagara IceDogs 8-5 in a wild, high-scoring game at home
The Storm and IceDogs traded goals in the second period, combining for three goals in 30 seconds in the middle of a six-goal period
Guelph scored four unanswered goals in the third period, with contributions from Wil McFadden, Jett Luchanko, Hunter McKenzie, and Daniil Skvortsov, while Ivan Galiyanov netted Niagara’s lone third-period goal
The Storm posted a season-high 59 shots on goal, and Brayden Gillespie made 25 saves to secure the win

Flint Firebirds 3 at Soo Greyhounds 2

The Firebirds overcame a 2-0 deficit in the third period, scoring three unanswered goals to beat the Soo Greyhounds 3-2
Smith scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals, earning his first career two-goal game and extending his point streak to four of his last five games
Kaden Pitre sparked the comeback early in the third, followed by Chris Thibodeau assisting on Smith’s first goal, and then Smith netting the game-winner two minutes later
Noah Bender made 22 saves on 24 shots to secure his first win as a Firebird, and the victory marked the first time Flint won after trailing through two periods this season