Sunday Highlights: Otters wrap-up perfect Eastern road trip
Erie Otters 6 vs. Ottawa 67’s 5
- Ondrej Molnar earned first star honours following a multi-point effort
- Ottawa native Bruce McDonald opened the scoring, tallying a short-handed goal in this return home
- Sam Alfano also had a goal and an assist
- Otters netminder Jacob Gibbons made 23 saves in the victory
- Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Cooper Foster notched two goals and two assists in the loss
- The Otters sweep the weekend, winning their third game in a row to climb into fifth in the Western Conference
- Ottawa is now 31-20-5-2, tied with Mississauga for fifth in the Eastern Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Erie Post-Game | Ottawa Post-Game
Kitchener Rangers 3 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 2 – OT
- Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf scored his 50th goal in spectacular fashion, tallying the overtime-winner
- Rehkopf becomes the 16th player in franchise history to reach the 50-goal mark and the first since Jonathan Yantsis (2018-19)
- Montréal Canadiens prospect Filip Mesar found the back of the net
- Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Roman Schmidt made his return to the And
- NHL Draft prospect Jacob Battaglia notched his 30th of the season for Kingston
- Kitchener improves to 38-20-2-0, sitting fourth in the Western Conference
- Kingston drops a third straight, falling to 28-29-3-0
Game Centre & Highlights | Kitchener Post-Game | Kingston Post-Game
Saginaw Spirit 5 vs. Guelph Storm 2
- Ottawa Senators prospect Jorian Donovan notched two goals and two assists in the road victory
- Alex Christopoulos had a goal and an assist for the Spirit
- Montréal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck tallied his 32nd goal
- Guelph captain Braeden Bowman collected his 30th and 31st goals in the loss
- The Spirit have won four in a row, improving to 44-15-0-1
Game Centre & Highlights | Saginaw Post-Game | Guelph Post-Game
North Bay Battalion 9 vs. Niagara IceDogs 3
- Battalion forward Dalyn Wakely entered the top-3 in league scoring, tallying a pair of goals in the victory
- NHL Draft Ethan Procyszyn collected a goal and two assists in the victory
- Andrew LeBlanc had a goal and two assists against his former club
- Fresh off signing his first NHL contract, Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis notched a goal
- IceDogs rookie Ryan Roobroeck notched his 24th goal, breaking the record for the most goals by an IceDogs rookie
- The Troops improve to 31-19-6-2, two points back of first place Sudbury in the Central Division
Game Centre & Highlights | North Bay Post-Game | Niagara Post-Game
Soo Greyhounds 7 vs. Sarnia Sting 3
- New York Rangers prospect Bryce McConnell-Barker notched two goals and an assist
- Vegas Golden Knights prospect Arttu Karki opened the scoring for his 20th of the season
- Jack Beck collected three assists in the victory
- Hounds rookie Brady Martin collected his 10th point in his past 10 games, scoring on the power-play
- Chicago Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes had a goal and an assist
- The Hounds have points in five straight, improving to 39-16-3-1 for third in the Western Conference
- Sarnia has lost three in a row, sitting six points back of eighth place Flint in the Western Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Soo Post-Game
Mississauga Steelheads 6 vs. Windsor Spitfires 1
- Adam Zidlicky led the way for Mississauga, collecting a pair of goals and assists for a four-point afternoon
- Steelheads rookie netminder Jack Ivankovic stood tall, making 30 saves in the winning effort
- NHL Draft prospect Luke Misa scored his 24th of the season
- Steelheads forward MacGregor Richmond scored his second of the season
- Porter Martone scored his 32nd goal and his 10th power-play marker
- Jack Ivankovic stopped 30-of-31 for the win
- Mississauga improves to 31-21-7-0
- Windsor has lost four in a row, falling to 18-34-4-3
Game Centre & Highlights | Mississauga Post-Game | Windsor Post-Game
Peterborough Petes 4 vs. Owen Sound Attack 1
- Liam Sztuska was outstanding between the pipes, stopping 45 of 46 shots for the victory
- Kincardine native Quinton Page scored a pair of goals in the second period in front of friends and family
- Petes rookie Caden Taylor scored his 10th goal of the season
- Nico Addy and Martin Matejicek made their return to the Bayshore
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Colby Barlow tallied Owen Sound’s lone goal, his 33rd of the season
- The Petes improve to 18-33-6-1
- Owen Sound loses a third straight, falling into a tie for sixth in the Western Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Peterborough Post-Game | Owen Sound Post-Game