Thursday Highlights: Romani, Battaglia bury hat-tricks

Niagara IceDogs 4 vs. Barrie Colts 1

Owen Flores stopped 34-of-35 shots to collect his eighth victory of the season
Mike Levin extended his goal scoring streak to three games
Thomas Stewart, Kyle Morey, and Blair Scott made their Barrie debuts
Masen Wray made his IceDogs debut
Gavin Bryant played in his first game as IceDogs captain, scoring an empty-netter to secure the victory
William Stewart scored his first career OHL goal for Niagara
Ben West made 25 saves in the loss for the Colts
Niagara has collected seven of eight points in their last four games, improving to 11-21-5-1, seven points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference

North Bay Battalion 4 vs. Mississauga Steelheads 2

Anthony Romani notched his third hat-trick of the season, climbing into the OHL scoring lead with 64 points (34-30–64) in 39 games
Romani also stretched his point streak to 16 games, a trend that has included 31 points (16-15–31) along the way
Dalyn Wakely collected a pair of assists in the victory
Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis made 24 saves in the winning effort
Dallas Stars prospect Angus MacDonell had a goal and an assist for the Steelheads
North Bay outshot Mississauga 38-26
The Battalion improve to 19-14-5-1, even with Mississauga for second place in the Central Division

Kingston Frontenacs 6 vs. Peterborough Petes 5 – OT

Jacob Battaglia led the way for the Fronts, scoring his first career OHL hat-trick to lead Kingston to victory; Battaglia also set up the game’s winning goal
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Paul Ludwinski scored the OT-winner in addition to three assists in the victory
Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Roman Schmidt scored his fifth of the season, giving him 11 points (5-6–11) through nine games in Kingston
Caden Taylor opened the scoring, finding the back of the net in his Petes debut
Nico Addy scored his first goal in Petes uniform, with fellow recent acquisitions William Haley and Aiden Young collecting the assists in their debuts
The Frontenacs outshot the Petes 49-22
The Frontenacs improve to 20-17-1-0, having won seven of their last 10 games