Friday Highlights: Storm in win column

Friday October 9, 2015

An established veteran goaltender can make a huge difference. Justin Nichols did just that on Friday night, leading the Guelph Storm to their first win of the season making 37 saves against the Owen Sound Attack in a 3-1 decision.

Nichols earned first star honours for his part in the victory while sophomore forward James MacEwan recorded his second multi-goal effort in three contests, scoring twice to be named second star.

Guelph’s first win of the season was one of eight games around the league on Friday.

GUELPH 3 OWEN SOUND 1 – The Storm got the better of an Attack squad missing key defencemen Damir Sharipzyanov and Thomas Schemitsch on Friday as James MacEwan buried a pair of goals and overaged veteran Justin Nichols made 37 saves in goal to give the Storm their first win of the season. Tyler Boston also scored for the Storm while Owen Sound’s lone marker came off the stick of Bryson Cianfrone. The loss is Owen Sound’s first in regulation this season.
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LONDON 6 SUDBURY 2 – London goaltender Tyler Parsons headlined a 6-2 victory, becoming the eighth goaltender in OHL history to score a goal. Parsons’ goal, that came on a delayed penalty at 9:29 of the second period, is the first by an OHL goaltender since Niagara’s Mark Visentin hit the open net during the 2012 OHL Playoffs. The last such regular season occurance dates back to January 9, 1998 when Windsor’s Ron Vogel accomplished the feat. While Parsons got on the scoresheet offensively, he also turned aside 40 shots to earn first star honours as the Knights improved to 3-0-1-1. Defenceman Brandon Crawley opened the scoring with back-to-back goals less than five minutes apart. Sam Miletic, J.J. Piccinich and Chris Martenet each had two assists in the win. Sudbury rookie Dmitry Sokolov scored his first OHL goal to close out the scoring.
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WINDSOR 3 KITCHENER 2 OT – Cristiano DiGiacinto fed a streaking Christian Fischer coming down the middle for the finish with one second remaining in overtime as the Windsor Spitfires improved to 5-0-1-0 with a 3-2 victory in Kitchener. Hayden McCool had a strong showing with a goal and an assist while Aaron Luchuk registered Windsor’s other goal. Rookie goaltender Michael DiPietro earned second star honours making 33 saves on the night, improving his record to 3-0 on the year. Adam Mascherin and Connor Bunnaman scored for Kitchener.
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SARNIA 2 HAMILTON 1 – Goals from Kevin Spinozzi and Anthony Salinitri paced the Sarnia Sting to a 2-1 win over Hamilton on home ice. Nikita Korostelev assisted on both goals, laying the body to help set up the third period winner as the Sting improve to 4-2-0-0. Mason Marchment scored in his Hamilton Bulldogs debut while veteran Stephen Harper extended his current point streak to five games.
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OTTAWA 4 OSHAWA 2 – A pair of goals from Artur Tyanulin led the Ottawa 67’s to a 4-2 victory over Oshawa in the nation’s capital. Nathan Todd chipped in with two assists while Jeremiah Addison had a goal and an assist and defenceman Stepan Falkovsky registered his first OHL point with a third period helper. Stephen Desrocher and Owen McDade scored for the Generals. Oshawa goaltender Liam Devine made 23 saves in his OHL debut.
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KINGSTON 2 MISSISSAUGA 1 – The Kingston Frontenacs continued their winning ways as Lucas Peressini made 33 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Mississauga Steelheads. Defenceman Chad Duchesne snuck in from the point for a backdoor powerplay one-timer on a feed from Spencer Watson inside the final two minutes to push the Fronts to 4-1-1-1 on the year. Kingston rookie Ryan Cranford scored his fourth goal of the young season while Mississauga’s lone marker came off the stick of defenceman Stefan LeBlanc.
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ERIE 7 NIAGARA 2 – Another five point night for Alex DeBrincat propelled the Erie Otters to a big 7-2 win over the Niagara IceDogs. DeBrincat buried five on the IceDogs, who had the wind taken out of their sails following a Thursday night win over the Barrie Colts. Otters captain Dylan Strome had five assists in his return to the lineup while sophomore Kyle Maksimovich had a goal and two assists. DeBrincat now has nine goals in two games against the IceDogs this season. Niagara rookie Ben Jones scored his first OHL goal in the loss.
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SAGINAW 5 SAULT STE. MARIE 2 – Dylan Sadowy and Connor Brown scored a pair of goals each as the Saginaw Spirit took a 5-2 win in Sault Ste. Marie. The Spirit outshot the Greyhounds 37-18 to earn their second win of the season. Winger Artem Artemov accounted for the other Saginaw goal while goaltender Evan Cormier turned aside 16 shots. Zach Senyshyn scored for the Hounds while rookie Morgan Frost registered his first OHL goal.
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