Tuesday Highlights: Storm slip past Rangers again
Guelph Storm 5 vs. Kitchener Rangers 2
- Guelph charged out to a 4-0 lead, holding on to defeat Kitchener
- The Storm win sets up a potential first round playoff matchup between the two clubs
- Storm captain Braeden Bowman was the game’s first star with a shorthanded goal along with an assist; he has 35 goals on the season
- Vilmer Alriksson, Wil McFadden, Quinn Beauchesne and Jake Karabela added Storm goals while Cam Allen had two assists
- Calgary Flames prospect Hunter Brzustewicz scored his 13th of the season, joining fellow blueliner Simon Motew in the goal-scoring department
- Damian Slavik stopped 18-of-20 for the win as Guelph climbed into sole possession of fifth in the Western Conference with a record of 31-27-6-1
- Kitchener falls to 41-23-2-0; the Rangers won five of eight meetings against Guelph on the season series
Barrie Colts 5 vs. Niagara IceDogs 4 – SO
- Trailing 3-1 midway through regulation, Barrie won the second half, defeating Niagara 5-4 in a shootout on home ice
- Riley Patterson, Bode Stewart, Grayson Tiller and Cole Beaudoin scored Barrie goals while defenceman Thomas Stewart had two assists
- Beau Jelsma and Cole Beaudoin scored shootout markers for Barrie
- William Stewart, Mathieu Paris, Ivan Galiyanov and Masen Wray scored Niagara markers
- Barrie outshot Niagara 51-29
- Sam Hillebrandt made 25 saves for the win, picking up an assist in the game
- Niagara’s Charlie Robertson stopped 46-of-50
- Barrie snaps a five-game losing slide, improving to 27-34-4-0
- Niagara falls to 17-40-6-2