Saturday Highlights: Homecoming heroics in Erie

ERIE 4, SAGINAW 3 – OT
– Brendan Sellan scored the overtime winner on a penalty shot to give the Erie Otters a 4-3 win in their home opener. First instance of an Otters OT penalty shot since Jan. 24, 2007 when Frank Grzeszczak did not score on his attempt.
– Brett Bressette tied the game with less than seven minutes remaining to force overtime.
– Brendan Hoffmann and Elias Cohen added Erie goals as the Otters outshot Saginaw 36-26.
– Matyas Sapovaliv, Pavel Mintyukov and Nick Wong scored Saginaw goals as the Spirit picked up a point.
– Saginaw rookie Andrew Oke made his OHL debut, stopping 32 of 36.
– The Otters win their third straight home opener, doing so in front of 3,623 at Erie Insurance Arena.
GAME CENTRE

GOALLLLLL! SELLLLLLLANNN!

OTTERS WIN, HAPPY HOME OPENER! pic.twitter.com/eOx8Cf3IPX

— Erie Otters ???? (@ErieOtters) October 24, 2021

OTTAWA 3, BARRIE 0
– Will Cranley stopped a perfect 28 shots to backstop the Barber Poles to a 3-0 shutout over the Colts in front of a national audience on CBC Sports.
– Ottawa’s goals came from Vsevolod Gaidamak, Jack Beck and Cameron Tolnai.
– Beck, a Calgary Flames prospect, now has seven goals in seven games.
– 67’s forward Dylan Robinson returned to the lineup after serving a five-game suspension.
– Barrie’s Matteo Lalama finished the afternoon with 15 saves on 17 shots.
GAME CENTRE

Decent night for the boys!

— Ottawa 67’s (@Ottawa67sHockey) October 23, 2021

NIAGARA 4, MISSISSAUGA 2
– Cameron Peters, Jake Uberti and Brice Cooke all scored their second goal of the season before Aidan Castle chipped in his third as the IceDogs rebounded with a win on home ice.
– Cameron Butler recorded two assists and Danil Gushchin pushed his point streak to three games with a helper of his own.
– Aidan Prueter scored his first of the season while first round 2021 Priority Selection choice Luke Misa scored his first OHL goal for the Steelheads.
– Tucker Tynan stopped 29 of 31 as the Dogs were outshot 31-23 in the win.
GAME CENTRE

ICEDOGS WIN!!!????

Final score: NIA 4 | MIS 2

Shots
NIA: 23
MIS: 31#NIAvsMIS#GoDogsGopic.twitter.com/N5HKNSQDo3

— Niagara IceDogs (@OHLIceDogs) October 24, 2021

NORTH BAY 4, SAULT STE. MARIE 2
– The Battalion avenged an 8-5 loss to the Hounds on Friday, scoring four times on 17 shots in a 4-2 win.
– Montreal Canadiens prospect Joe Vrbetic turned aside 31 shots to record the win.
– San Jose Sharks pick Brandon Coe scored his team-leading sixth goal, extending his point streak to eight games.
– First round 2021 pick Owen Outwater joined fellow Troops forward Michael Podolioukh in scoring his first OHL goal.
– Troops defender and former first overall choice Ty Nelson scored the game winning goal.
– Tye Kartye accounted for both Soo goals, climbing into the League goal-scoring lead with eight on the campaign.
GAME CENTRE

A pair of firsts!@OHLHockey | #WeBleedGreenpic.twitter.com/kxiOQo7NEF

— North Bay Battalion (@OHLBattalion) October 24, 2021

OWEN SOUND 5, WINDSOR 1
– Mack Guzda stopped a season-high 49 shots to backstop the Owen Sound Attack to a 5-1 win on home ice.
– The Bears bounce-back from consecutive losses, defeating the Spits after falling to them 7-4 on the road Thursday night.
– Ethan Burroughs and Logan LeSage both had a goal and an assist.
– Defenceman Andrew Perrott registered a pair of assists and leads the Attack with 11 points (1-10–11) through seven games.
– Detroit Red Wings prospect Pasquale Zito ended Guzda’s shutout bid with eight seconds left in regulation, scoring his fourth of the season.
– Windsor outshot Owen Sound 50-29 as the Attack improve to 2-4-0-1.
GAME CENTRE

A moment of appreciation for @GuzdaMack ????

The seasoned @AttackOHL vet collected 49 saves en route to a lopsided 5-1 victory on home ice ???? pic.twitter.com/4DZvvX0843

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) October 24, 2021