Tuesday Highlights: Momentum shifts as Petes take Game 3
Peterborough Petes 2, Ottawa 67’s 1
Peterborough leads series 2-1
- New York Rangers prospect Brennan Othmann scored the game-winner unassisted with 1:15 remaining
- Avery Hayes and Jax Dubois also scored for Peterborough as the Petes outshot Ottawa 36-28
- Cameron Tolnai and Cooper Foster scored Ottawa goals
- The Petes won 67 percent of the game’s faceoffs, with Tucker Robertson going 14-for-17
- Peterborough’s Game 3 win came before a crowd of 3,596 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre
Game Centre | Petes Post-Game | 67’s Post-Game
North Bay Battalion 1, Barrie Colts 2 – OT
Barrie leads series 2-1
- Tyler Savard set up Jacob Frasca for the overtime-winner 3:03 into the extra frame
- Tai York pulled the Colts even 11:53 into the second period
- Seattle Kraken prospect Ty Nelson provided North Bay’s lone goal as the Battalion was outshot 35-18
- The Colts were without Evan Vierling, who left Game 2 of the series with an injury
- The Colts took Game 3 before a crowd of 3,187 at Sadlon Arena
Sarnia Sting 5, Saginaw Spirit 3
Sarnia leads series 3-0
- Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis scored the go-ahead goal with 6:51 left in the third period
- Nolan Burke, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Ethan Ritchie and Nolan Dillingham tacked on Sarnia goals
- Ben Gaudreau stopped 30 of 33 as Sarnia was outshot 33-24
- Rookie defender Zayne Parekh scored twice for the Spirit, pulling him into a tie with Barrie’s Brandt Clarke for the OHL playoff lead among blueliners with six
- Game 3 in Saginaw saw a crowd of 3,527 at the Dow Event Center
- The Sting are one win away from their first-ever appearance in the Western Conference Championship Series
Game Centre | Spirit Post-Game
London Knights 5, Kitchener Rangers 0
London leads series 3-1
- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Denver Barkey had a goal and two assists for London
- Brett Brochu stopped all 25 shots he faced for his third shutout of these playoffs, the most by a Knights goaltender in the past 25 years
- Sean McGurn scored for London, extending his playoff point streak to eight games
- The Knights were without Boston Bruins prospect Jackson Edward, who left Game 3 of the series with an injury
- London outshot Kitchener 31-25, taking Game 3 before a Tuesday night crowd of 7,271 at the Aud