Friday Highlights: Storm gain ground with comeback win

GUELPH 5, SAGINAW 3
– The Storm recovered from a 3-0 first period deficit with five unanswered goals as Ben McFarlane scored the third period game winner.
– Matthew Papais scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season for the Storm.
– Owen Bennett stopped 15 of 16 in relief, turning away Saginaw’s Josh Bloom on a third period penalty shot.
– P.J. Forgione scored his first career OHL goal for Saginaw.
– The Storm outshot the Spirit 38-24.
– Guelph improves to 15-8-1-1, pulling to within three points of first place London in the Midwest Division.
– Saginaw has lost four in a row, falling to 10-11-1-0 at the bottom of the West Division.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

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Ben McFarlane’s (@benmcfarlane111) fifth of the season is the game winner as @Storm_City digs out of a 3-0 hole, scoring five unanswered for the win ???? pic.twitter.com/IUKjKHYe6V

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) December 11, 2021

WINDSOR 4, LONDON 1
– Dallas Stars first round pick Wyatt Johnston earned first star honours with a goal and an assist.
– Alex Christopoulos scored his first goal as a Windsor Sptifire.
– Windsor outshot London 44-22, winning their third straight game to pull within three points of first in the West Division.
– Cody Morgan scored the lone London goal.
– Xavier Medina stopped 21 of 22 for the win.
– Mathias Onuska stopped all 22 shots he faced, making his season debut in a relief appearance.
– London’s Luke Evangelista and Brett Brochu, along with Windsor’s Will Cuylle departed for Canada’s National Junior Team Selection Camp.
– Windsor’s Michael Renwick played in his 100th career OHL contest.
– London continues to lead the Midwest Division, falling to 17-6-1-0.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Swept the three stars in London! @liuna625#WindsorSpitfirespic.twitter.com/KrvitPnEcZ

— Windsor Spitfires (@SpitsHockey) December 11, 2021

KINGSTON 6, HAMILTON 5
– The Frontenacs surrendered a 5-2 lead, but got the last laugh in a six-goal third period as Francesco Arcuri scored the game winner with 1:49 remaining.
– Lucas Edmonds earned an assist on the winner and finished with four points (2-2–4) while Jordan Frasca (1-2–3) had three.
– Bulldogs rookie defenceman Jorian Donovan scored two goals 1:24 apart in the final five minutes of the third period to tie the score.
– Hamilton’s Logan Morrison and Avery Hayes each had a goal and an assist.
– Kingston outshot Hamilton 38-30 and with their sixth straight win, leapfrogged the Bulldogs into first place in the East Division with a 15-5-3-0 record.
– Hamilton falls to 14-7-2-2.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Arcuri just keeps scoring big goals ????????????#KGNvsHAM | @FArcuri13pic.twitter.com/jYrm7AgqRi

— Kingston Frontenacs (@KingstonFronts) December 11, 2021

KITCHENER 9, SARNIA 1
– Rookie forward Carson Rehkopf scored a natural hat trick, his first trio in the OHL as the Rangers scored a season-high nine times.
– Los Angeles Kings prospect Francesco Pinelli finished with four points (2-2–4) while Mitchell Martin (1-2–3) and Declan McDonnell (1-2–3) each had three.
– Ty Hollett scored his first career OHL goal for Kitchener.
– Cambridge, Ont. product Nolan Dann scored the lone goal for Sarnia, his 15th of the season.
– Pavel Cajan stopped 27 of 28 as the shots were even at 28 in the lopsided outcome.
– Kitchener has won four of five, improving to 12-11-0-0 for fourth in the Midwest Division.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

2023 #NHLDraft watchers take note, @CarsonRehkopf‘s got his first #OHL hat trick ????@OHLRangers win big as the 16-year-old now has six goals in his last four games ???? pic.twitter.com/vAPTVZtss5

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) December 11, 2021

OWEN SOUND 8, FLINT 4
– Down 4-1, Owen Sound scored seven unanswered goals in the latter half of regulation, with Ethan Burroughs and Servac Petrovsky each lighting the lamp twice. Burroughs led all players with 12 shots on goal.
– Riley Piercey scored 4:10 into the first period to launch the teddy bears in Flint.
– Rookie forward Gavin Hayes scored twice for the Firebirds.
– New York Rangers prospect Brennan Othmann’s 18th goal of the season came shorthanded an unassisted.
– Owen Sound outshot Flint 47-32.
– Nick Chenard made 28 saves for the win opposite Ian Michelone, who stopped 39.
– The Attack improve to 11-10-1-2 for third place in the Midwest Division.
– Flint was limited to 16 skaters, and fall to 12-9-0-1 in the loss.
– The two clubs meet again on Saturday in Flint.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Burroughs + Petrovsky*2 in the 3rd makes it FIVE unanswered for the ????’s and a 6-4 lead#CHLTVGOTW | @AttackOHLpic.twitter.com/MxDjXiHbIn

— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) December 11, 2021

MISSISSAUGA 9, NIAGARA 1
– 2022 NHL Draft prospect Owen Beck scored his first OHL hat trick as the Steelheads won their fourth in a row.
– James Hardie and Luca Del Bel Belluz each had three points (1-2–3) while Aidan Prueter scored twice for the Fish.
– The Steelheads went 3-for-8 on the power play, and led 6-0 before Niagara’s Aidan Castle scored 11:03 into the second period.
– Joe Ranger stopped 34 of 35 for the win as the shots were even 35-35.
– The Steelheads sit two points back of first place North Bay in the Central Division with a 15-6-1-1 record.
– Niagara falls to 6-15-0-1.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

First #OHL hat trick for #NHLDraft eligible forward Owen Beck (@owenbeck92) in a big @OHLSteelheads win! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/sZzwOtDf59

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) December 11, 2021

OSHAWA 5, OTTAWA 1
– The Generals scored three in the third to pull away and snap a four-game slide, defeating the 67’s 5-1.
– Stuart Rolofs and Ty Tullio both had a goal and an assist in front of Zachary Paputsakis, who earned first star honours with 26 saves.
– Kevin Niedenz scored his first OHL goal for Oshawa.
– Alec Belanger scored his first of the season for the 67’s.
– St. Louis Blues prospect Will Cranley made 30 saves in the loss.
– Ottawa’s Dylan Robinson returned from an eight-game suspension.
– The Generals pull to within three points of the third place 67’s in the East Division, carrying a 12-13-1-1 record.
GAME CENTRE & HIGHLIGHTS

Just gotta tiiiiiiiiiiiip it in!@RolofsStuart redirects his first as a General and gives us the 3-1 lead midway through the third!#OSHvsOTT pic.twitter.com/uUvSiPcSmd

— Oshawa Generals (@Oshawa_Generals) December 11, 2021