Sunday Highlights: Peer’s five points propel Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires 6 vs. Flint Firebirds 3
- Oliver Peer was all over the ice on Sunday, scoring a natural hat-trick in the first period, he’d add two assists in a five-point performance
- A grand total of 3,749 teddy bears were tossed onto the ice at the WFCU Centre
- NHL Draft prospect Liam Greentree tallied a pair of markers in the third period
- Spits netminder Ian Michelone had an incredible outing, stopping 47 of 50 saves in the victory
- Flint outshot Windsor 50-28
- Windsor improves to 9-19-1-0, handing the Firebirds a third straight loss as they fall to 13-13-2-1
Game Centre & Highlights | Windsor Post-Game | Flint Post-Game
Ottawa 67’s 2 vs. Peterborough Petes 1
- Max Donoso earned his 50th career OHL victory between the pipes, stopping 39 of 40 shots
- Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Cooper Foster scored another game-winning goal, his sixth of the season (tying Carson Rehkopf for the league-lead)
- NHL Draft prospect Caden Kelly scored his second goal of the season
- The 67’s improved to 17-9-2-0, sitting atop the East Division standings
- The Petes, who were without centreman Owen Beck to Canada’s National Junior Team Camp, fall to 14-10-3-1
Game Centre & Highlights | Ottawa Post-Game | Peterborough Post-Game
Sudbury Wolves 8 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 4
- Sudbury opened up a 6-0 first period lead
- St. Louis Blues prospect Dalibor Dvorsky extended his goal scoring streak to five games, finding the back of the net twice
- Lucas Signoretti opened the scoring on Sunday afternoon, scoring his first goal as a member of the Wolves
- Overage blueliner Andre Anania, San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty, and NHL Draft prospect Nathan Villeneuve each collected a pair of assists
- Buffalo Sabres prospect Ethan Miedema had a goal and an assist in the losing effort
- Evan Konyen had a goal and an assist
- Marcus Vandenberg made 21 saves to earn the win in his Wolves debut
- The Wolves improve to 15-10-2-1, three points back of first place Mississauga in the Central Division
Game Centre & Highlights | Sudbury Post-Game | Kingston Post-Game
Oshawa Generals 4 vs. Sarnia Sting 1
- Minnesota Wild prospect Rasmus Kumpulainen tallied a goal and an assist
- Rookie netminder Noah Bender earned his first career OHL victory, stopping 26 of 27 shots
- Connor Lockhart followed up Saturday night’s hat-trick performance with another goal, deflecting Ben Danford’s shot in the second period
- Second-year forward Tyler Graham extended his point streak to three games
- Florida Panthers prospect Kai Schwindt scored the lone goal for Sarnia
- Oshawa improves to 11-12-3-1
Game Centre & Highlights | Oshawa Post-Game
Soo Greyhounds 5 vs. London Knights 4
- Jack Beck led the way for the Hounds with a pair of goals and an assist
- NHL Draft prospect Matthew Virgilio collected a goal and an assist in the winning effort
- New York Rangers prospect Bryce McConnell-Barker also tallied a goal and an assist, including the game-winning goal
- NHL Draft prospect Sam Dickinson notched a goal and two assists for London
- Sault Ste. Marie’s Owen Allard and London’s Easton Cowan, Denver Barkey, Oliver Bonk and Kasper Halttunen were all out of the lineup
- The Greyhounds have won four in a row, improving to 20-8-2-0 atop the West Division
Game Centre & Highlights | Soo Post-Game | London Post-Game
Kitchener Rangers 3 vs. Guelph Storm 2
- Kitchener rookie Cameron Arquette made his OHL debut, collecting a primary assist on Matthew Sop’s 21st goal of the season
- Adrian Misaljevic found the back of the net for his 18th of the season, his first goal since November 26th
- Kitchener star forwards Carson Rehkopf and Filip Mesar, along with Guelph blueliner Michael Buchinger were out of the lineup on Sunday, attending Canada’s World Junior Camp
- Kitchener improves to 22-7-2-0, extending their lead atop the Western Conference
- The Rangers close out their three-in-three weekend collecting five out of six points
- Guelph has lost three straight, falling to 16-11-1-1
Game Centre & Highlights | Kitchener Post-Game
Mississauga Steelheads 5 vs. Niagara IceDogs 3
- Porter Martone scored the teddy bear toss goal for the Steelheads, putting home the loose puck on the man-advantage
- Dallas Stars prospect Angus MacDonell collected four assists
- Steelheads captain Chas Sharpe scored a pair of goals
- Kevin He, Mike Levin and Zak Lavoie scored Niagara goals
- Ryerson Leenders turned aside 44 shots in the win
- Niagara outshot Mississauga 47-38
- The Steelheads improve to 17-9-2-0, tied with Ottawa for first in the Eastern Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Niagara Post-Game | Mississauga Post-Game