Sunday Highlights: Romani, Sima bring down the hats

North Bay Battalion 6 vs. Flint Firebirds 4

North Bay’s Anthony Romani tallied his first career OHL hat-trick
Seattle Kraken prospect Ty Nelson and Dalyn Wakely each collected a goal and three assists in the victory
Gavin Hayes and Tristan Bertucci each had a goal and an assist for Flint as the Firebirds made a game of things after falling behind 3-0
Flint outshot North Bay 27-23

Saginaw Spirit 6 vs. London Knights 4

Nic Sima found the scoresheet on three separate occasions, scoring his first career OHL hat-trick
Valentin Zhugin’s game-winning goal capped off an eventful third period that included six goals between both teams
Rookie forward Aiden Young had a pair of assists for Saginaw
San Jose Sharks prospect Kasper Halttunen found the back of the net twice for London, giving him nine goals on the season
William Nicholl had a goal and an assist for the Knights
Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Nolan Lalonde earned his first victory in a Spirit uniform, making 26 saves
Saginaw climbs back to .500 with a 4-4-0-0 start to the season

Ottawa 67’s 4 vs. Soo Greyhounds 1

LA Kings draft pick Kaleb Lawrence tallied his first and second goals as a member of the 67’s
Reigning OHL Goaltender of the Week Collin MacKenzie stopped 40 of 41 shots
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Arttu Karki scored the lone marker for the Hounds, his 10th goal and league-leading seventh power-play goal
Sault Ste. Marie outshot Ottawa 41-25, outdoing the Barber Poles 22-5 in the second period
The Hounds return home with four of a possible six points from their weekend road trip.

Kingston Frontenacs 4 vs. Owen Sound Attack 3

Matthew Soto scored both of his first period goals on the man-advantage
Owen Outwater’s first of the season was the eventual game-winner
Kingston climbed out to a 4-0 lead and held on to win; Owen Sound outshot Kingston 15-2 in the third period
Mason Vaccari made 32 saves for the win
Owen Sound dropped their third game in a row, and now hold a 4-5-1-0 record

Niagara IceDogs 5 vs. Erie Otters 3

Niagara secured their first road victory, defeating the Otters by a score of 5-3
Owen Flores was the game’s first star, making 35 saves in the win
Mike Levin extended his point streak to three games, scoring the eventual game winner
Zakary Lavoie scored twice for the IceDogs
Rookie Ryan Roobroeck notched his second goal of the season, opening the scoring 3:51 into action
Pano Fimis and Martin Misiak each had a goal and an assist for Erie
Anaheim Ducks prospect Carey Terrance extended his point streak to seven games

Oshawa Generals 2 vs. Guelph Storm 0

Jacob Oster stopped all 25 shots to earn the shutout against his former club
Thomas Stewart and Stuart Rolofs were Oshawa goal-scorers
Oshawa earned their second straight victory, improving their record to 5-5-0-0
In this second career OHL start, Damian Slavik stopped 21 of 22 shots in the losing effort