Friday Highlights: Spirit, Attack return to win column

 

SAGINAW 8, ERIE 1
– Buffalo Sabres prospect Josh Bloom had two goals and two assists, including a Spirit record-tying seventh shorthanded goal of the season.
– Mitchell Smith and Dalton Duhart both scored twice and added an assist.
– 2022 NHL Draft prospect Pavel Mintyukov also scored shorthanded for Saginaw, his 10th goal of the season.
– Elias Cohen scored Erie’s lone goal midway through the second period.
– Saginaw scored eight times on 20 shots, going 2-for-6 on the power play.
– Tristan Lennox stopped 19 of 20 for the win.
– Saginaw’s Carson Christy left the game with an injury in the second period and did not return.
– The Spirit end a six-game losing streak, improving to 17-29-1-0, four points back of Erie and seven out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
– The Otters lose their fourth in a row, falling to 18-24-1-2, three points out of a playoff spot.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Spirit keeps the energy going into the third, and wins the game 8-1!#SAGvsWSR | #SoarWithUspic.twitter.com/2z9nWmPZZA

— Saginaw Spirit (@SpiritHockey) February 26, 2022

OWEN SOUND 6, KITCHENER 2
– The Attack end an eight-game losing slide as Servac Petrovsky and Colby Barlow both scored twice.
– Ethan Burroughs and Deni Goure both had a goal and an assist for Owen Sound.
– Joseph Serpa provided both Kitchener goals, scoring one of them shorthanded. Serpa now has points in 10 straight games.
– Nick Chenard stopped 34 of 36 for the win while Kitchener’s Pavel Cajan made 28 saves.
– The win improves Owen Sound to 20-23-2-2 as they pull two points ahead of Kitchener for sixth in the Western Conference.
– The Rangers drop their second straight and seventh in the last 10 games, falling to 19-22-2-2, tied for seventh in the Western Conference.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Sedley springs Petrovsky for the bar-down breakaway finish as the @AttackOHL look good early in Kitchener ???? pic.twitter.com/z0ro1fvOIG

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) February 26, 2022

HAMILTON 7, NORTH BAY 2
– The Bulldogs earned their fifth straight win as Mason McTavish had two goals and an assist in his return from Canada’s Olympic team.
– Logan Morrison recorded a fourth straight game of at least three points, scoring twice along with two assists.
– Hamilton led 3-0 after one period and would score an additional three goals in the third.
– Kyle McDonald and Owen Van Steensel scored North Bay goals. McDonald extended his point streak to eight games.
– Hamilton outshot North Bay 45-27 as Marco Costantini made 25 saves for the win.
– Brandon Coe remained out of the lineup for the Battalion.
– The Bulldogs improve to 30-11-2-2, four points back of first place Mississauga in the Eastern Conference.
– North Bay loses for a second straight night, falling to 28-17-3-3.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Morrison & McTavish lead the Bulldogs to a 7-2 victory over North Bay on Friday night!

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— Hamilton Bulldogs (@BulldogsOHL) February 26, 2022

KINGSTON 6, OSHAWA 2
– The Frontenacs finished strong with four goals in the third period to push past Oshawa on TSN.
– Top 2022 NHL Draft prospect Shane Wright had a goal and three assists to earn first star honours in the win.
– LA Kings prospect Martin Chromiak had a goal and two assists while Maddox Callens recorded a goal and a helper in his return to the lineup.
– Matthew Soto recorded an assist in his first game since Feb. 9th.
– Edmonton Oilers prospect Ty Tullio scored in a seventh straight game for Oshawa.
– Leevi Merilainen made 25 saves for the win while Oshawa’s Patrick Leaver stopped 45.
– The Frontenacs improve to 29-14-3-0 for fourth in the Eastern Conference.
– Oshawa loses on a second straight night, falling to 24-19-1-4, eight points back of fourth place Kingston.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Tonight’s 3 Stars of the Game: #KGNvsOSH

⭐️ Shane Wright (1G,3A)
⭐️⭐️ Martin Chromiak (1G,2A)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alec Bélanger (1G)#FrontsHockey pic.twitter.com/3qhGhPR4AU

— Kingston Frontenacs (@KingstonFronts) February 26, 2022

GUELPH 7, WINDSOR 1
– Guelph scored five second period goals and a total of seven unanswered to defeat Windsor on home ice.
– Anaheim Ducks prospect Sasha Pastujov had two goals and an assist while rookie defender Cam Allen earned first star honours with one goal and one helper.
– NHL Draft eligible defenceman Michael Buchinger racked up three assists.
– Detroit Red Wings prospect Pasquale Zito scored in a third straight game to open the scoring for Windsor.
– Owen Bennett stopped 23 of 24 for the win while Windsor’s Xavier Medina made 26 stops.
– Guelph’s third straight win pushes them to within five points of fourth place Windsor in the Western Conference. The Storm improve to 24-16-3-1.
– Windsor’s run of six straight games with a point comes to an end as the Spits fall to 26-14-2-3.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Here’s Cam Allen in our ‘Quote of the Game’.#StormCity | @billyardinspic.twitter.com/ZiDLbq2VBQ

— Guelph Storm (@Storm_City) February 26, 2022

SAULT STE. MARIE 6, LONDON 3
– OHL scoring leader Rory Kerins scored twice and added an assist to lead the Hounds to victory.
– Rookie forward Owen Allard recorded his second straight two-goal game, giving him seven goals in the month of February.
– Tye Kartye scored his 33rd goal of the season in his return from suspension.
– Greyhounds captain Ryan O’Rourke returned to the lineup.
– Luke Evangelista scored his league-leading 38th goal of the season for London.
– Tucker Tynan made 21 saves for the win.
– The Greyhounds improve to 28-15-5-1, two points back of first place Flint in the Western Conference.
– London falls to 29-13-2-0, leading the Midwest Division by an eight-point margin.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

RECAP; ‘Two more for Allard as Soo stops London ‘
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— Soo Greyhounds (@OHLHoundPower) February 26, 2022

FLINT 6, SARNIA 0
– Luke Cavallin stopped all 34 shots he faced for his 50th career OHL win, backstopping the Firebirds to their 30th victory.
– Winnipeg Jets prospect Dmitry Kuzmin scored twice for Flint while Brennan Othmann had a pair of assists.
– Tyler Deline, Riley Piercey and Zacharie Giroux each finished with a goal and an assist.
– Nathaniel Day entered the game to make one save, sharing the shutout with Cavallin as Flint extended its point streak to 10 games.
– The Sting drop a second straight decision, falling to 19-20-3-1 for a seventh place tie in the Western Conference.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

First-Place Firebirds First in the West to 30 Wins, Take Care of Sting 6-0. #WeAreFlint

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— Flint Firebirds (@FlintFirebirds) February 26, 2022

SUDBURY 8, BARRIE 5
– Draft eligible forward David Goyette had a goal and three assists to lead the Wolves to their third straight win.
– Nick DeGrazia posted his second straight three-point effort with a goal and two assists.
– Rookie forward Alex Assadourian recorded his first career multi-goal game, scoring twice as Michael Derbidge collected primary assists on both goals.
– Draft eligible forward Hunter Haight led the Colts with two goals, his 18th and 19th of the season.
– Sudbury scored a pair of empty net goals late to put things out of reach.
– The shots were even at 31 as the Wolves went 3-for-5 on the power play and the Colts went 2-for-3.
– Mitchell Weeks made 26 saves for the win while Barrie’s Matteo Lalama stopped 23. Mack Guzda was a scratch for the Colts.
– Sudbury improves to 18-26-3-2 for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
– Barrie has lost three in a row and seven of 10, falling to 23-18-4-0 for sixth in the Eastern Conference.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

First career multi-goal effort for Alex Assadourian ????

Rookie forward scores twice as the @Sudbury_Wolves match a season-high with eight goals in the win ???? pic.twitter.com/EQsV7nPd44

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) February 26, 2022

MISSISSAUGA 3, NIAGARA 2
– The Steelheads climbed out to a 3-0 lead and held off a Niagara comeback attempt to collect two points.
– James Hardie had a pair of primary assists as Ty Collins, Owen Beck and Luca Del Bel Belluz scored Mississauga goals.
– Niagara’s Danil Gushchin extended his point streak to 17 games with his 32nd goal of the season.
– Mississauga outshot Niagara 44-21, going 1-for-1 on the power play while holding the IceDogs to 0-for-4.
– Roman Basran made 19 saves in the win while IceDogs rookie Joey Costanzo was busy once again, making 41 saves.
– The Steelheads are a league-leading 31-13-1-5.
– Niagara falls to 14-28-2-1 at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

L.D.B.B. strikes shorthanded ????

2022 #NHLDraft prospect @lucadelbel_ nets his 26th of the season on a one-timer for the @OHLSteelheads ???? pic.twitter.com/DMI0FqAEO1

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) February 26, 2022