Final: 3 (SOO) – 2 (KIT) – OT

The Soo erased a 2-0 deficit with two third-period goals and won it 1:05 into overtime.

• Jakub Winkelhofer tapped in a rebound 1:05 into overtime for the winner
• Brady Smith and Ryan Kaczynski scored the third-period goals that erased the deficit, Kaczynski’s his eighth of the season
• The Greyhounds outshot Kitchener 36-20 and improved to 6-1
• Luca Romano and Luca Santala scored the Kitchener goals in front of 33 saves from Jason Schaubel as the Rangers lost a third straight

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Oshawa Generals vs. Sarnia Sting

Final: 4 (SAR) – 0 (OSH)

Sarnia shut out Oshawa for a second straight meeting, this time on home ice.

• Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko posted a second consecutive 35-save shutout of the Generals
• Simon Katolicky, Alessandro Di Iorio, Matthew Manza and Logan Hawery scored the Sting goals
• Easton Walos and Jack Van Volsen each collected two assists as Sarnia improved to 5-2-1-0
• Jaden Cholette stopped 26 of 30 in the Oshawa crease as the Generals suffered a fourth straight loss

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Kingston Frontenacs vs. Brampton Steelheads

Final: 4 (KGN) – 2 (BRAM)

Four different Kingston scorers found the net to hand Brampton another loss.

• Andre Mondoux, Aleks Kulemin, Adam Goljer and Landon Wright provided the Kingston goals
• Nolan Snyder collected a pair of assists and Royden Smith stopped 29 of 31 as Kingston improved to 5-4
• Keaton Ardagh and Nathan Amidovski scored for Brampton
• The Steelheads head into Cornwall for the Seaway Shootout next weekend still looking for their first win

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Erie Otters vs. London Knights

Final: 4 (ER) – 3 (LDN) – SO

Erie tied it with 3:53 left in regulation and won in a shootout to hand London a second straight home loss.

• Broden McArthur’s first OHL goal tied the score with 3:53 remaining, and Paul Schuster netted the shootout winner
• McLean Agrette scored and converted in the shootout, while Gairin Michalski scored the first of his OHL career and Michael Dec registered two assists
• David Egorov made 28 saves in the winning cause as Erie outshot London 39-31
• Eloan Le Gallic, Cohen Bidgood and Thomas Zocco scored the Knights goals in front of 36 saves from Aleksei Medvedev
• Zocco extended his goal-scoring streak to five games

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Peterborough Petes vs. Sudbury Wolves

Final: 7 (SBY) – 3 (PBO)

Sudbury erased a 3-1 deficit with six unanswered goals and went 5-for-6 on the power play.

• Jean-Cristoph Lemieux scored twice and added an assist, while Jan Chovan and Mason Walker each had a goal and an assist
• Kingston Harris scored his first OHL goal and Adam Nemec collected three primary assists
• Paolo Frasca stopped 29 of 32 as Sudbury won despite being outshot 32-25, sitting atop the Central Division at 6-0-1-0
• Adam Levac recorded a goal and an assist for Peterborough as the Petes fell to 2-6

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Owen Sound Attack vs. Guelph Storm

Final: 3 (GUE) – 2 (OS)

Guelph staked itself to a 3-0 lead and held on for a fifth straight win.

• Owen Griffin collected a goal and two assists, while Ryan Roobroeck added two helpers
• Ilya Shybinskyi scored his first goal of the season and Carter Kucher scored the first of his OHL career
• Zach Jovanovski stopped 31 of 33 for the Storm
• Ethan Kindree and Pierce Mbuyi provided the Owen Sound markers as the Attack fell to 2-5

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The Battalion have acquired defenceman Jean-Samuel Daigneault from the Brantford Bulldogs in exchange for two OHL Priority Selections

Final: 4 (NB) – 3 (SBY) – OT

North Bay tied the game in the final 20 seconds of regulation and won it with 15 seconds left in overtime to hand Sudbury its first loss of the season.

• Shamar Moses tied the game 3-3 with 20 seconds remaining in regulation and finished with a goal and an assist, giving him four goals on the season
• Arseny Pronin scored twice, including the winner with 15 seconds left in overtime on a setup from Ryder Carey, who had a goal and an assist
• Mike McIvor made 20 saves for the win as the Battalion outshot Sudbury 42-23 and snapped a four-game slide
• Rowan Henderson, Jan Chovan and Parker Smith scored for Sudbury, while Owen Leonard stopped 38 of 42 in his season debut as the Wolves fell to 5-0-1-0

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Ottawa 67’s vs. Niagara IceDogs

Final: 2 (NIAG) – 1 (OTT) – OT

Niagara withstood a 45-21 shot disadvantage and settled it in the final minute of overtime.

• Jared Langdon scored with 50 seconds remaining in overtime and finished with a goal and an assist
• Stepan Stejskal scored his second of the season
• Vladislav Yermolenko earned first star honours with 44 saves as the IceDogs improved to 2-0 at home to open a three-game home stand
• Spencer Bowes scored the lone Ottawa goal, his fifth of the season, while Jaeden Nelson stopped 19 of 21 as the 67’s fell to 3-1-2-0

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Kingston Frontenacs vs. Barrie Colts

Final: 7 (KGN) – 4 (BAR)

Kingston pulled away with four unanswered goals over the second half of the game in Barrie.

• Alex Misiak scored four goals to give him five on the season
• Andre Mondoux collected two goals and an assist from the blue line, while Ty Robar scored his second of the season
• Tomas Pobezal, Nolan Buttar and Vann Williamson each finished with two assists, and Matthew Minchak stopped 30 of 34 for the win
• Ben Lombardi scored his first career OHL goal as Barrie fell to 1-5-1-0

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• Domenic DiVincentiis (North Bay) – Earned AHL Third Star of the Night honours on Oct. 4 after turning aside all 36 shots he faced to record a shutout for the Manitoba Moose.
• Vince Dunn (Niagara) – Became the second player in NHL history to record a point in each of the Seattle Kraken’s first six home openers.
• Drew Doughty (Guelph) – Entered his 19th season with the Los Angeles Kings, the second-most seasons played in franchise history.
• Dougie Hamilton (Niagara) – Became the second-fastest defenceman in New Jersey Devils history to reach 200 points with the franchise, accomplishing the feat in 306 games.
• Adam Jiricek (Brantford) – Made his NHL debut with the St. Louis Blues.
• Patrick Kane (London) – Scored his eighth career goal in a Chicago Blackhawks season opener, moving into second place in franchise history.
• Nikita Klepov (Saginaw) – Made his NHL debut with the Anaheim Ducks.
• Gabriel Landeskog (Kitchener) – Entered his 15th season as captain of the Colorado Avalanche, setting the NHL record for most seasons as captain of a single franchise by a European-born player. He also appeared in his 800th career NHL game.
• Amadeus Lombardi (Flint) – Made his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils.
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sudbury) – Improved to a perfect 7-0-0 against the Chicago Blackhawks, becoming just the second goaltender in Buffalo Sabres history to win each of his first seven or more career appearances against a single opponent.
• Jared McCann (Soo) – Matched Vince Dunn (Niagara) for the most points by a Seattle Kraken player in a season opener, while becoming the first skater in franchise history to record three assists in an opening game.
• Connor McDavid (Erie) – Became the first player since 2018 to register at least seven assists through his team’s first three games of a season.
• Mason McTavish (Peterborough/Hamilton) – Scored just 1:34 into the St. Louis Blues’ season opener, marking the fifth-fastest season-opening goal in franchise history.
• Ryan O’Reilly (Erie) – Became the third player from the 2009 NHL Draft class to reach 900 career points, joining John Tavares (Oshawa/London) and Matt Duchene (Brampton).
• Zayne Parekh (Saginaw) – Recorded an assist to reach 11 career NHL points, becoming the fourth Calgary Flames defenceman aged 20 or younger since 1990-91 to reach the mark.
• Jack Quinn (Ottawa) – Became the third Buffalo Sabres player in the past decade to score in each of the team’s first two games of a season.
• Nick Robertson (Peterborough) – Scored twice in his Pittsburgh Penguins debut, including a shorthanded goal, tying the franchise record for most goals in a player’s debut with the team.
• Matthew Schaefer (Erie) – Reached 61 career NHL points, tying Aaron Ekblad (Barrie) for the ninth-most points by a teenage defenceman in league history.
• Beckett Sennecke (Oshawa) – Became the fourth player in Anaheim Ducks history to score in consecutive season openers.
• Steven Stamkos (Sarnia) – Became the third active skater to score a goal in at least 500 NHL games, while also surpassing Gordie Howe for the seventh-most game-tying goals in league history.
• Matt Villalta (Soo) – Was named the AHL’s Second Star of the Night on Oct. 3 after making 35 saves for the Rochester Americans.
• Tom Wilson (Plymouth) – Became the third active player to record at least 500 combined regular-season and playoff points with the Washington Capitals.