Saturday Highlights: Flores, He guide IceDogs to first win

Niagara IceDogs 4 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 0

Owen Flores made 23 saves, posting the shutout as the Niagara IceDogs blanked Kingston for their first win of the season
Sophomore forward Kevin He scored twice in the win
Gavin Bryant and Evan Klein also found the back of the net for Niagara as the IceDogs outshot Kingston 38-23
Rookie forward Ivan Galiyanov had a pair of assists, giving him his first two OHL points
Kingston’s Mason Vaccari stopped 34-of-37 in the loss as the Fronts fall to 3-5-0-0 to start the season

Peterborough Petes 3 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 2 – OT

Chase Lefebvre scored on a setup from Connor Lockhart 1:24 into overtime before the benches cleared in an eventful ending to Saturday’s game in Peterborough
Sam McCue scored twice for Peterborough, tying the score 6:16 into the third frame
Braeden O’Keefe and Jorian Donovan scored Brantford goals as the Bulldogs earned a point
Liam Sztuska made 27 saves in the victory opposite Matteo Drobac, who turned aside 37 shots
The Petes take both games in the home-and-home, improving to 4-1-1-0 while Brantford falls to 1-5-0-0

Guelph Storm 2 vs. Flint Firebirds 1

Charlie Paquette broke a 1-1 tie with four seconds remaining in regulation, netting his second of the night to give the Storm the late win
Damian Slavik stopped 27-of-28 in his OHL debut, picking up his first OHL win
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes scored the lone goal for Flint as the Firebirds fall to 1-5-0-0
Guelph improves to 4-2-0-0

Owen Sound Attack 4 vs. Soo Greyhounds 0

Carter George kicked-out 34 shots for his first career OHL shutout as the Bears blanked the Greyhounds 4-0
Montreal Canadiens prospect Cedrick Guindon recorded a goal and three helpers, getting in on all four Owen Sound goals
Colby Barlow (5), Servac Petrovsky (2) and Braedyn Rogers (first OHL goal) added Owen Sound markers
The Greyhounds outshot the Attack 34-25, dropping their second straight
The Attack improve to 4-2-1-0 to start the season

Sarnia Sting 5 vs. London Knights 3

Denver Barkey’s first career OHL hat trick was overshadowed by a solid effort from the Sarnia Sting, who defeated the visiting Knights 5-3
Tyson Doucette’s sixth of the season was the game winner as Sarnia had other goals from Roman Kukumberg, Sandis Vilmanis, Mitch Young and Cooper Way
Nick Surzycia made 29 saves as Sarnia improved to 4-3-0-0
London’s Brody Crane recorded an assist in his return to the lineup
Michael Simpson stopped 28 shots in the loss as the Knights fell to 5-2-0-1

Mississauga Steelheads 4 vs. Saginaw Spirit 3

Tied at three, Zander Veccia scored with 1:29 remaining to put the Steelheads ahead for good
Mississauga squandered a 3-1 lead as Saginaw goals from Matyas Sapovaliv and Hunter Haight drew the score even at three
Chas Sharpe scored his sixth of the season, tying him for the league-lead among blueliners
Ryerson Leenders was solid once again, making 41 saves for the win as the Steelheads were outshot 44-21
The Spirit were without injured forward Michael Misa
Mississauga improves to 6-1-0-0, handing Saginaw a second-straight loss as the Spirit fall to 3-3-0-0

Barrie Colts 7 vs. Oshawa Generals 1

2024 NHL Draft prospect Cole Beaudoin scored his first career OHL hat trick while captain Connor Punnett had four helpers
Seattle Kraken first round pick Eduard Sale scored his first OHL goal and added two helpers
Sam Hillebrandt stopped 25-of-26 for the Colts, improving to 2-0 on the season
Oshawa’s Noah Bender made his OHL debut, turning aside 22 shots
Barrie rebounds from an 8-0 loss in Kitchener on Friday to improve to 3-2-0-0

Erie Otters 7 vs. Windsor Spitfires 1

Bruce McDonald (2-1–3) and Martin Misiak (1-2–3) both collected three points as the Otters won a second straight contest
Ben Gaudreau carried a shutout into the latter half of the third period, finishing the night with 37 saves and first star honours
Anaheim Ducks prospect Carey Terrance had a goal and an assist while Matthew Schaefer finished as a plus-4
Aidan Castle ended Gaudreau’s shutout bid with 9:51 remaining
The Otters improve to 2-3-1-0, handing Windsor a fourth straight loss