Thursday Highlights: DiVincentiis, Burns launch February with shutouts
Erie Otters 3 vs. Guelph Storm 0
- Coming off his first OHL win on Saturday night, Charlie Burns stopped 23 shots to record his first career OHL shutout for the Otters
- Anaheim Ducks prospect Carey Terrance led the Otters offence, picking up two helpers
- Malcolm Spence, Brett Bressette and Spencer Sova each scored one goal for the Otters
- Storm rookie Quinn Beauchesne returned to the lineup, playing his first game since October 29th
- Erie earns their first shutout on home ice since November 3rd, 2019
- The Otters improve their all-time record to 7-1-0-3 in school day games at the Erie Insurance Arena
Game Centre & Highlights | Erie Post-Game
North Bay Battalion 3 vs. Mississauga Steelheads 0
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis picks up his first shutout of the season after stopping all 22 Mississauga shots
- Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis netted two goals to lead the scoring for the Battalion; Vilmanis has picked up 10 points in nine games since arriving in North Bay
- Fellow Florida Panthers prospect Liam Arnsby scored the other goal for the Troops
- 2024 NHL Draft prospect Ethan Procyszyn returned to the North Bay lineup after a four game absence
- Steelheads captain Chas Sharpe appeared in his 200th career OHL game
- North Bay improves to 24-15-6-2
Game Centre & Highlights | North Bay Post-Game | Mississauga Post-Game
Oshawa Generals 6 vs. Peterborough Petes 3
- A four-point night from Colorado Avalanche prospect Calum Ritchie (1-3-4) led the Gens to a victory at the PMC
- Stuart Rolofs scored two goals and added a helper, extending his goal streak to six straight games and his point streak to 12 games.
- Matthew Buckley added two goals for the Generals as well, including the game winner with less than four minutes remaining
- Chase Lefebvre and Tommy Purdeller each picked up two assists for Peterborough
- Petes rookie Joseph Cadorin scored his first career OHL goal
- Ninth-round 2022 OHL Priority Selection choice Harrison Franssen made his OHL debut for the Generals, picking up an assist for his first career OHL point
- Both teams fired 41 shots on goal during the game
- Oshawa improves to 24-16-4-2, picking up a point for the sixth consecutive game
Game Centre & Highlights | Oshawa Post-Game | Peterborough Post-Game
Sarnia Sting 4 vs. Windsor Spitfires 2
- Alex Cajkovic scored his first career OHL goal and added a helper to lead the Sting on the road in Windsor
- Easton Wainwright picked up two assists for Sarnia as well
- Rookie Carter Kostuch scored his sixth of the season; He has four goals in 10 games since being moved to Sarnia
- Noah Morneau and Colton Smith each scored one for the Spitfires
- Nick Surzycia stopped 28-of-30 to earn the win
- Sarnia improves to 18-26-3-0, two points back of eighth place Flint in the Western Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Windsor Post-Game
Sudbury Wolves 4 vs. Niagara IceDogs 3 – OT
- San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty came in clutch for the Wolves, tying the game midway through the third and added another for the overtime winner
- Musty extended his point streak to seven consecutive games in the process
- Seattle Kraken prospect David Goyette added two assists for Sudbury
- 2024 NHL Draft prospect Kevin He played a part in all three IceDogs goals, scoring two of them and adding a helper
- Marcus Vandenberg stopped 18 shots to earn the win, while Charlie Robertson stopped 41-of-45 to keep Niagara in the game
- Sudbury wins their fourth straight game to improve to 26-14-3-2
- Niagara drops their fourth consecutive game