Thursday Highlights: Romani hits major milestones in Battalion victory

North Bay Battalion 4 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 2

Anthony Romani scored his 50th goal of the season and registered his 100th point; Romani becomes the third member of the Battalion to reach 50 goals, joining Michael Amadio (50 in 2015-16) and Justin Brazeau (61 in 2018-19)
Owen Van Steensel earned first star honours with two goals and a helper
New Jersey Devils prospect Cole Brown scored both Bulldogs goals, with Daniil Sobolev assisting on both
Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis stopped 36-of-38 for the win, while his Brantford counterpart Matteo Drobac made 27 saves
Lawson Sherk appeared in his 250th career OHL game
Patrick Thomas had his point streak snapped at nine games
North Bay improves to 35-20-6-2 and are now tied with Brantford and Mississauga at 78 points

Guelph Storm 5 vs. Windsor Spitfires 1

Three point efforts from Washington Capitals prospect Jake Karabela (2-1-3) and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Jett Luchanko (0-3-3) carry the Storm to a road victory in Windsor
Rookie defenceman Quinn Beauchesne scored his first career OHL goal
Braeden Bowman also tallied a goal and an assist for Guelph
AJ Spellacy scored the lone Spitfires goal
Guelph outshot Windsor 37-to-21
Windsor’s losing streak hits eight straight games
The Storm improve to 29-27-5-1, tying them with Owen Sound at 64 points for sixth in the Western Conference

Erie Otters 7 vs. Niagara IceDogs 4

Sam Alfano scored two and added two assists, helping the Otters come back from a 4-2 deficit
Dylan Edwards sparked the Otters early in the game by scoring two and added a helper
Pano Fimis scored a goal and added four assists against his former club
Gavin Bryant led the IceDogs with two goals, including his 50th point on the season
2024 NHL Draft prospect Kevin He tallied a goal and an assist
Ethan Fraser stopped 31-of-35 to earn his second career OHL win
Erie improves to 29-28-5-2, leapfrogging Owen Sound for fifth place in the Western Conference
Niagara drops their ninth consecutive game

Ottawa 67’s 6 vs. Barrie Colts 2

Jacob Maillet scored two goals and added a helper to lead the 67’s to a win in Barrie
Kimi Körbler and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Braeden Kessler each tallied a goal and add an assist
Beau Jelsma picked up a goal to extend his point streak to 17 games
Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Pinelli scored his 45th goal of the season
Sam Hillebrandt stopped 32 shots for the Colts, while Collin MacKenzie earned the win by making 18 saves
Ottawa outshot Barrie 38-to-20
The 67’s improve to 35-22-5-2