Thursday Highlights: Sting win another close one

Sarnia Sting 2 vs. Barrie Colts 1

Cooper Way scored the deciding goal with 6:38 remaining, giving the Sting a 2-1 win for the second night in a row
Rookie forward Sean Doherty was the game’s first star with a pair of assists
Blueliner Nathan Omeri opened the scoring 3:28 into the first period, giving him points in three of the last four games
Zach Wigle scored Barrie’s lone goal in the loss
Karsen Chartier turned aside 29-of-30 as Sarnia pulled into a tie with Flint fir the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference playoff picture
The Sting have won three in a row, improving to 15-21-1-0
Ben West made 30 saves for Barrie as the Colts fell to 14-18-1-0, five points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference

Owen Sound Attack 4 vs. Erie Otters 1

2024 NHL Draft prospect Carter George was the game’s first star, making 37 saves as the Attack won despite being outshot 38-23
Landen Hookey had a goal and an assist for the Bears while Colby Barlow scored goals 12 and 13 on the season
Konnor Smith and Sam McCue each had an assist in their Attack debut while blueliner Taos Jordan rounded-out the Owen Sound scoring
Dylan Edwards scored his third goal of the season for Erie
Owen Sound shakes a pair of consecutive losses, improving to 17-15-2-1, climbing ahead of Erie in the Western Conference
The Otters have lost their last two, falling to 16-15-4-0

Saginaw Spirit 3 vs. Kitchener Rangers 2

A battle of two of the Western Conference’s top teams went the way of visiting Saginaw as Hunter Haight scored the deciding goal on a 5-minute power play with 6:34 remaining
Calem Mangone and Dean Loukus also scored for the Spirit as they overcame a 2-0 deficit to win their third straight contest
Rangers rookie Max Dirracolo scored his first OHL goal 3:03 into action; Tanner Lam netted his eighth of the campaign just over two minutes later
Vancouver Canucks prospect Hunter Brzustewicz extended his OHL scoring lead with a pair of assists, giving him 60 points (7-53–60) in 38 games this season
Saginaw outshot Kitchener 33-13, with Jackson Parsons earning third star recognition for his 30-save effort
The Spirit trail West Division-leading Sault Ste. Marie by four points with three games in hand, owning a 23-10-0-1 record
Kitchener continues to lead the OHL at 26-10-2-0

North Bay Battalion 4 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 2

Trailing 2-0, North Bay scored four unanswered with Justin Ertel and Anthony Romani each netting a goal and an assist
Romani extended his point streak to 13 games, netting his 28th goal of the season
Jacob Therrien and Dalyn Wakely also scored Battalion goals
Cole Brown and Florian Xhekaj were Brantford goal-scorers
Jorian Donovan returned to the Brantford lineup after representing Canada at the World Juniors; Patrick Thomas was a scratch for the Bulldogs
Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis made 25 saves in the win as the Battalion improved to 17-13-5-1, even with third place Mississauga in the Eastern Conference
Brantford drops a second straight decision, falling to 17-11-6-1