Friday OHL Highlights: A good night for the goalies
Flint Firebirds vs. Kitchener Rangers
Final: 3 (KIT) – 0 (FLNT)
Kitchener got a goal in each of the first two periods and a shutout to end Flint’s winning streak.
- Mason Hriczov stopped all 35 shots for his first career OHL shutout
- Cameron Arquette opened the scoring 5:24 in and sealed it into an empty net with 35 seconds left for a two-goal night, giving him nine on the season
- Alexander Bilecki doubled the lead in the second as the Rangers earned a point for a sixth straight game to improve to 8-5-2-1
- Trenten Bennett stopped 27 of 29 as the Firebirds outshot Kitchener 35-30 and went 0-for-4 on the power play, seeing their four-game win streak end at 9-3-1-0
Barrie Colts vs. Saginaw Spirit
Final: 2 (BAR) – 0 (SAG)
Barrie got both goals in the opening 40 minutes and a shutout for its first road win of the season.
- Hagan Bach turned aside all 32 shots for his first career OHL shutout
- Michael Tang scored 8:54 in and set up Sebastian Mogull’s power-play goal in the second to finish with a goal and an assist
- Stepan Shurygin stopped 15 of 17 as the Spirit outshot Barrie 32-17 but could not solve Bach
- The Colts have won twice in three games to improve to 3-10-2-0, while Saginaw is winless in five at 6-6-2-1
Brantford Bulldogs vs. Ottawa 67’s
Final: 3 (BFD) – 1 (OTT)
Brantford scored in each of the first two periods and leaned on its goaltender the rest of the way.
- Chase Petrova stopped 44 of 45 shots to hold off the 67’s
- Brayden Lappalainen opened the scoring on the power play 5:09 in and Jack Good doubled the lead early in the second
- Abe Barnett sealed it into an empty net with 34 seconds left to finish with a goal and an assist
- Ondrej Ruml got Ottawa on the board midway through the third and Jaeden Nelson stopped 22 of 24 as the 67’s outshot Brantford 45-25 and went 0-for-4 on the power play; the Bulldogs snapped a two-game skid at 11-4-0-1, while Ottawa fell to 8-4-2-0
Peterborough Petes vs. Kingston Frontenacs
Final: 4 (KGN) – 1 (PBO)
Kingston answered a late first-period goal with four unanswered in the second.
- Alex Misiak scored on the power play, Robin Kuzma and Alex McLean followed, and Aleks Kulemin added a shorthanded marker, all in a span of 6:31
- Kulemin finished with a goal and an assist and Tomas Pobezal picked up two assists
- Royden Smith stopped 30 of 31 to improve to 7-1 as Kingston outshot Peterborough 41-31
- Cooper Dennis gave the Petes the lead with 19 seconds left in the first and Matthew Koprowski stopped 37 of 41, as the Fronts won a third straight and eighth in 10 games at 10-5-0-0 and Peterborough fell to 7-9-0-0
Guelph Storm vs. Soo Greyhounds
Final: 4 (GUE) – 3 (SOO)
Guelph answered a shorthanded tying goal with two more and held off the Soo.
- Tyler Hopkins netted the game-winner late in the third and finished with a goal and two assists
- Illia Shybinskyi scored on the man advantage and Carter Stevens also tallied before Ethan Czata’s power-play goal put the Storm ahead 3-2
- Travis Hayes opened the scoring on the power play and tied it shorthanded for his second of the night, while Jeremy Martin scored with 49 seconds left and Quinn McKenzie collected three assists
- Landon Miller stopped 31 of 35 as Guelph outshot the Soo 35-17; the Storm have won seven of eight at 11-3-0-0, while the Hounds fell to 10-5-1-0
North Bay Battalion vs. Niagara IceDogs
Final: 7 (NB) – 3 (NIAG)
A shorthanded goal midway through the third sent North Bay on its way to a four-goal win.
- Nolan Laird scored shorthanded for the winner midway through the third
- Arseny Pronin answered Reyth Smith’s power-play goal with a shorthanded marker, and Ryder Carey and Evgeny Dubrovtsev pushed the Battalion in front 4-1
- Carter Kunopaski and Dubrovtsev added empty-net goals and Carey rounded out the scoring with his second of the night, with Dubrovtsev’s 14th goal moving him into the league lead
- Vladislav Yermolenko stopped 24 of 29 as North Bay outshot Niagara 31-21; the Troops have points in four straight at 7-8-1-0, while the IceDogs dropped a second straight to 7-6-1-0
Oshawa Generals vs. Brampton Steelheads
Final: 5 (OSH) – 2 (BRAM)
Oshawa broke a 2-2 tie on the power play midway through the third and finished it with two empty-net goals.
- Linus Funck broke the tie on the power play midway through the third
- Tyler Hinde tied it 46 seconds into the third and Ryan Hedley answered Stepan Kuryachenkov’s go-ahead goal 47 seconds later
- Jacob Therrien and Onni Kalto scored into an empty net to finish it off, with Brooks Rogowski collecting three assists and Aiden O’Donnell two
- Nathan Amidovski opened the scoring for Brampton and Oskari Ahmajarvi stopped 28 of 32, while Matthew Humphries stopped 34 of 36 as the Steelheads outshot Oshawa 36-33 and dropped a third straight to 2-11-1-1
London Knights vs. Sudbury Wolves
Final: 4 (SBY) – 3 (LDN) – OT
Sudbury tied it late in regulation and won it in overtime after London had taken the lead in the third.
- Vladimir Provorov won it 2:44 into overtime and finished with a goal and an assist
- Mason Walker scored on the power play and again with 1:37 left to tie it, while Adam Nemec added a goal and an assist as the Wolves built an early 2-0 lead
- Marcus Nordmark and Thomas Zocco struck late in the second, Zocco’s coming with one second remaining, and Jaxon Cover put London ahead on the power play in the third
- Paolo Frasca stopped 31 of 34 and Aleksei Medvedev stopped 23 of 27 as London outshot Sudbury 34-27; the Wolves won a second straight at 10-3-1-0 and the Knights grabbed a point at 9-3-1-1
Erie Otters vs. Sarnia Sting
Final: 4 (ER) – 3 (SAR)
Erie wiped out a two-goal deficit and won it with 1:31 remaining in Sarnia.
- Kase Kamzik scored against his former club with 1:31 left and finished with a goal and an assist
- Jack Torr opened the scoring with his first goal as an Otter, and Ulysses Lombardi and Michael Dec pulled Erie even after it trailed 3-1
- Lombardi and Torr each added an assist and Lucas Ambrosio collected two helpers, while David Egorov stopped 25 of 28 for his 50th career OHL victory
- Parker Holmes potted a pair for Sarnia and Kale Osipenko stopped 24 of 28 as the Sting dropped a third straight to fall to 6-9-1-0, with Erie improving to 8-6-2-0
