Saturday Highlights: McCoy steps up in OT as Wolves win again
Flint Firebirds 4 at Sudbury Wolves 5 – OT
- Wolves captain Donovan McCoy scored the overtime game-winner, securing a third straight win for Sudbury
- LA Kings defence prospect Matthew Mania opened the scoring for Flint, but the Wolves answered right back – scoring two goals in 23 second to steal the lead
- The Wolves held onto their lead until late in the third period when Blake Smith and Kaden Pitre scored back-to-back for the Firebirds to tie it up late
- Chicago Blackhawks prospect Alex Pharand scored twice in the win
- Nate Krawchuk stopped 41-of-45, improving to 10-5-4-0 on the campaign
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Kitchener Rangers 3 at Windsor Spitfires 2 – SO
- A beautiful shootout goal by Trent Swick and a perfect 3/3 performance by Jackson Parsons won this one for the Rangers
- Tanner Lam struck first for the Rangers, but Ethan Martin and Ilya Protas both scored shortly after for the Spitfires to gain the advantage
- Kitchener’s Jack Pridham scored in the second period, sending it to the third frame all tied up
- Jackson Parsons made 33 saves on 35 shots, while Joey Costanzo made 19 saves on 21 shots
- Kitchener earns a sixth straight win, improving to 21-5-2-1, good for second in the OHL standings
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Soo Greyhounds 1 at Owen Sound Attack 3
- Tristan Delisle scored to secure the win for the Attack with 8:36 left in the third period, and Ben Cormier delivered the insurance marker shortly after
- Maple Leafs prospect Sam McCue opened the scoring for the Attack in the first period
- Justin Cloutier scored the lone goal for the Greyhounds
- Owen Sound rookie goaltender Matthew Koprowski made 29 saves on 30 shots in the win
- Sault Ste. Marie’s Charlie Schenkel stopped 31-of-34 in his first start since Nov. 22nd
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Oshawa Generals 1 at Saginaw Spirit 6
- The Spirit came out hot, scoring two in the first period to take the lead, including a nice power play tip in by Michael Misa. But it didn’t stop there, they potted another two in the second period to extend their lead further
- The win was the 200th of Spirit head coach Chris Lazary’s OHL coaching career; he becomes the sixth active coach to reach the milestone
- Calem Mangone scored a hat-trick in the win, while Michael Misa scored a pair to give him a league-leading 27 tallies
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Colby Barlow got the Gens on the board in the second period, this proved to be their lone goal of the game
- Andrew Oke made 33 saves on 34 shots in the big Spirit win
- Oshawa’s Isaac Gravelle suffered the first loss of his OHL career, falling to 6-1 on the season