Wednesday Highlights: Beck, Peer dazzle in debuts
Saginaw Spirit 11 vs. Windsor Spitfires 3
- Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck had a debut for the ages, tallying six points in the victory to tie a Spirit single game record
- NHL Draft prospect Zayne Parekh notched his second hat-trick of the season, adding an assist
- Michael Misa scored two goals and an assist in the victory
- Ottawa Senators prospect Jorian Donovan collected a pair of assists in his Spirit debut, while finishing the night at plus-7
- Aidan Castle also had an assist in his Saginaw debut, facing his former team
- Spirit forward Matyas Sapovaliv left the game with an injury and did not return
- Windsor native Max Donoso made his Spitfires debut, which was also his 100th career OHL game in the crease
- Saginaw improves to 25-11-0-1 on the season, handing Windsor a third straight loss
Game Centre & Highlights | Saginaw Post-Game | Windsor Post-Game
Flint Firebirds 5 vs. Owen Sound Attack 3
- Oliver Peer had a pair of goals in his Firebirds debut
- Simon Slavicek scored the game-winning goal in his first game back from World Junior duty with Czechia
- Nolan Dann scored his 15th of the season, extending his point streak to nine games
- Flint forward Coulson Pitre was named the team’s captain prior to the game
- Roberto Mancini, Connor Clattenburg and Alex Kostov also made their Firebirds debuts
- Attack forward Sam McCue tallied a pair of goals in the loss
- Sam Sedley remained out of the lineup for Owen Sound
- Flint outshot Owen Sound 47-26
- The Firebirds improve to 16-20-2-1, trailing the sixth-place Attack by four points in the Western Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Flint Post-Game | Owen Sound Post-Game
Mississauga Steelheads 2 vs. Sudbury Wolves 1
- Ryerson Leenders ran away with first star honours, stopping 46-of-47 shots for the victory
- Dallas Stars prospect Angus MacDonell scored the go-ahead goal 4:11 into the third period
- NHL Draft prospect Luke Misa tallied a goal and an assist
- Noah Van Vliet, Donovan McCoy, and Zacharie Giroux made their debuts with Sudbury
- Sudbury outshot Mississauga 47-19
- Mississauga ends Sudbury’s four-game winning streak, holding them to fewer than three goals for the first time since Dec. 6th
- The Steelheads improve to 21-15-2-0, one point back of the Central-leading Wolves
Game Centre & Highlights | Mississauga Post-Game | Sudbury Post-Game
London Knights 9 vs. Sarnia Sting 2
- Knights win their 10th straight contest, their longest winning streak since their last 10-game run from Jan. 12 to Feb. 7, 2020
- Philadelphia Flyers prospect Oliver Bonk led the way with a career-high five points (2-3–5); he has 14 points over his last six games
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Jacob Julien had two goals and two assists in the winning effort
- Philadelphia Flyers prospect Denver Barkey had a goal and three assists
- Owen Willmore made 38-of-40 saves in the victory as the Knights were outshot 40-33 in the lopsided win
- London improves to 27-11-0-1