Saturday Highlights: Sting enter holidays with a win

Sarnia Sting 5 vs. Flint Firebirds 2

Zach Filak led the Sting to victory with a goal and two helpers
Goaltender Karsen Chartier stopped 22-of-24 to earn second star honours
Firebirds rookie Jimmy Lombardi scored his first career OHL goal
Easton Wainwright (1-1-2) and Daylen Moses (1-1-2) each had two point nights for Sarnia
Sarnia improves to 12-19-1-0 pulling to within four points of Flint, who falls to 13-16-2-1 after a sixth straight loss

Kitchener Rangers 4 vs. Barrie Colts 3 – OT

Matthew Sop went end-to-end in the extra frame to score his third overtime winner of the season
Entering the month with zero, Rangers forward Justin Bottineau scored his third goal in December
Max Dirracolo made his OHL debut for the Rangers in his hometown; Kitchener signed him to an OHL scholarship and development agreement earlier on Saturday
Kitchener blueliner Blair Scott saw time on forward, scoring his first career OHL goal
Goaltender Jackson Parsons had his shutout bid spoiled early in the third period by Tai York
York scored two goals for the Colts, while Carter Lowe added another in Barrie’s third period comeback
Kitchener sits atop the league standings going into the December break with a record of 24-8-2-0, while Barrie sits at 12-16-1-0

Guelph Storm 3 vs. Soo Greyhounds 2 – SO

Wil McFadden showed off his quick hands, burying the shootout winner in the third round for the Storm
Washington Capitals prospect Jake Karabela and St. Louis Blues prospect Michael Buchinger each had two point games with a goal and a helper
Buchinger got the teddy bears flying midway through the second period
Ryan McGuire (14-for-20) and Jett Luchanko (14-for-23) were both strong in the faceoff circle for Guelph
Bryden Gillespie made 26 saves in the win opposite Soo rookie Landon Miller, who stopped 19
Guelph wins their third straight game to improve to 19-12-1-1, while the Greyhounds six game win streak is snapped and they sit at 22-8-2-1

Windsor Spitfires 4 vs. Owen Sound Attack 3 – SO

Valentin Zhugin scored in round four of the shootout to give Windsor the edge over the Attack
Ryan Abraham scored the tying goal with 5:17 remaining in the third period
Carter George earned first star honours, stopping 46-of-49 shots, while Joey Costanzo stopped 32-of-35 to earn the win
Rookie Harry Nansi had two helpers in the Attack effort
Oliver Peer scores his 19th goal of the season; he has scored four goals in his last three games
Windsor improves to 10-20-1-0, while Owen Sound drops their third straight and sits at 15-13-2-1

Ottawa 67’s 4 vs. Erie Otters 2

A goal and an assist from Edmonton Oilers prospect Brady Stonehouse and Dallas Stars prospect Brad Gardiner helped lead the 67’s to victory stateside
Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Cooper Foster would also chip in with two helpers
Brett Bressette and Sam Alfano picked up goals for the Otters
Ottawa went 1-for-4 on the power play, and did not take any penalties in the win
Max Donoso made 23 saves for the win
Ottawa improves to an East Division-leading 18-10-2-0, while Erie has their four game win streak snapped and sits at 14-12-4-0

North Bay Battalion 3 vs. Niagara IceDogs 2

A three point night from Justin Ertel (2-1-3) is all the Battalion needed to give them the edge over the IceDogs
Anthony Romani added two helpers to extend his point streak to nine straight games; he has a club-leading 51 points (24-27–51)
Kevin He and Ryan Roobroeck added goals for Niagara
Mike McIvor stopped 32-of-34 to earn the win, while Niagara counterpart Owen Flores stopped 34-of-37
North Bay improves to 15-12-4-1, while Niagara sits at 8-19-4-1

Saginaw Spirit 4 vs. Sudbury Wolves 3

Joey Willis had a helper on three of the four Spirit goals to lift them over the Wolves
2024 NHL Draft prospect Zayne Parekh’s goal got the teddy bears to the ice at the Dow
Spirit captain Braden Haché scored his sixth goal of the season, matching his career total from the past three full seasons
Nick DeAngelis picked up an assist on David Goyette’s second period goal to extend his point streak to 13 straight games; Saginaw’s Calem Mangone also picked up an assist to extend his streak to nine games with a point
San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty and teammate Landon McCallum had their respective point streaks snapped at seven games
Saginaw wins their fourth straight game to improve to 20-9-0-1
Chris Lazary becomes the winningest head coach in Saginaw Spirit history with his 155th win, passing Todd Watson