Saturday Highlights: Hayes brings down the hats in Hamilton home opener

Oshawa Generals 3, Hamilton Bulldogs 5

Avery Hayes connected for a home opening hat-trick as the Bulldogs improved to 3-1
Logan Morrison chipped in three assists while Patrick Thomas had a goal and a helper
Beckett Sennecke and Stuart Rolofs both had a goal and an assist for Oshawa
The Bulldogs raised their 2022 OHL championship banner prior to puck drop

London Knights 1, Erie Otters 3

Sam Alfano, Kaleb Smith and Spencer Sova scored goals as the Otters won their home opener
Colby Saganiuk and Nathan Sauder each had two assists while goaltender Nolan Lalonde earned first star honours
Sean McGurn scored London’s lone goal as the Knights start 0-3 for the first time since 2007-08.

Sudbury Wolves 4, Flint Firebirds 2

2023 NHL Draft prospect Quentin Musty had two goals, two assists and 10 shots on goal as the Wolves doubled-up Flint
Alex Pharand scored twice and added a helper while David Goyette chipped in two assists for Sudbury
Flint’s Owen Pitters scored his first OHL goal while Matthew Jenken and Alex Bradshaw earned their first assists.

Guelph Storm 5, Niagara IceDogs 2

Sasha Pastujov and Danny Zhilkin both had a goal and an assist while Cam Allen scored and had 11 shots on goal for Guelph
St. Louis Blues prospect Michael Buchinger had three helpers as the Storm outshot the IceDogs 45-27 and won 67% of the game’s faceoffs
Pano Fimis had a pair of assists for Niagara as the Dogs dropped their third straight
Niagara captain Landon Cato was out with an upper body injury

North Bay Battalion 1, Ottawa 67’s 4

Jack Beck, Luca Pinelli and Brad Gardiner each had a goal and an assist as Ottawa starts 4-0 for the first time since 1996-97
Rookie defender Henry Mews scored his first career OHL goal
Max Donoso turned aside 27 shots, surrendering North Bay’s lone goal off the stick of Kyle Jackson
The 67’s win comes in head coach Dave Cameron’s 750th career OHL contest

Windsor Spitfires 5, Saginaw Spirit 4

Alex Christopoulos scored the game winner 2:03 into the third period as the Spitfires held off a late Saginaw comeback attempt to win
Matthew Maggio scored in his season debut while Jacob Maillet and Ethan Miedema also scored their first of the season
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Matyas Sapovaliv scored twice and added an assist in the loss
Mathias Onuska earned the win in goal, stopping 29 to improve to 2-0-1-0

Peterborough Petes 5, Barrie Colts 0

Reigning Player of the Week Tucker Robertson had two goals and an assist with linemate Connor Lockhart chipping in a goal and two helpers
Lockhart ends the night as the OHL scoring leader with 10 points (2-8–10) in four games
Sahil Panwar picked up his first point as a Pete with an assist in the victory while Chase Stillman scored his first of the season
Michael Simpson stopped all 26 shots he faced for his second career OHL shutout as the Petes improve to 3-1
The Colts honoured late head coach and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Dale Hawerchuk prior to puck drop

Mississauga Steelheads 4, Owen Sound Attack 0

Rookies Parker Von Richter and Mason Zebeski each scored their first career OHL goal as the Trout blanked the Bears
Mississauga outshot Owen Sound 43-14 as Alessio Beglieri earned his first OHL shutout, improving to 3-0
Corbin Votary turned aside 39 shots in the Owen Sound crease