Thursday Highlights: Martone nets three as Trout outlast Troops

Mississauga Steelheads 7 vs. North Bay Battalion 6

A back-and-forth game saw North Bay score five in the second to take a 6-4 lead before Mississauga stormed back to win with three unanswered in the third
Porter Martone was the game’s first star with three goals and an assist for the Steelheads, who improve to 8-2-0-0 on the season
Jack Van Volsen had a goal and two assists for Mississauga while defenceman Jakub Fibigr had three helpers
Anthony Romani (2-1–3), Dalyn Wakely (1-2–3) and Owen Van Steensel (1-2–3) each had three points for North Bay
Brice Cooke scored against his former club, marking his first goal with the Battalion
North Bay’s Nolan Laird scored his first career OHL goal
Battalion captain Liam Arnsby made his season debut
The Battalion outshot the Steelheads 35-24
Mississauga’s Jack Ivankovic left the game with an injury in the second period; Ryerson Leenders made 17 saves to earn the win

Flint Firebirds 5 vs. Barrie Colts 3

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Braeden Kressler broke a 2-2 tie in the final minute of the second period before Tampa Bay Lightning pick Ethan Hay scored the eventual game-winner for Flint
Edmonton Oilers draftee Nathan Day was the game’s first star, making 39 saves
Kressler scored twice while Nolan Dann had a goal and an assist for the Firebirds
Cole Beaudoin, Tai York and Beau Akey scored Barrie goals, with Akey making his return to the Colts lineup
The Firebirds improve to 2-5-0-0, winning to start a run of four straight on the road

Soo Greyhounds 4 vs. Peterborough Petes 0

Charlie Schenkel made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season and third of his OHL career
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Arttu Karki opened the scoring and hit the empty net, giving him eight goals and 11 points through nine contests
Jack Beck and Justin Cloutier added Soo goals as the Hounds outshot the Petes 41-31
Liam Sztuska made 37 saves in the loss
A capacity crowd of 3,805 students was on-hand at the PMC for the school day contest
The Greyhounds improve to 6-3-0-0 to start the season