Preseason Report: September 10, 2023

Flint 5, Windsor 4

Nolan Dann broke a 4-4 tie in the power play with 4:55 remaining, giving Flint the win
Dann (1-2–3) joined Anaheim Ducks prospect Coulson Pitre (2-1–3) with three points
Ryan Abraham (2-1–3) led the Spitfires offensively while rookie blueliner Michael Lavigne had a pair of helpers
First-year netminder Jacob Brown made 26 saves for the win

North Bay 2, Owen Sound 1 – SO

Winnipeg Jets prospect Dom DiVincentiis made 54 saves, helping North Bay win despite being outshot 55-33
Kaleb Lawrenca and Stef Forgione exchanged goals with the score tied 1-1 after regulation
Owen Sound outshot North Bay 27-10 in the third period, with DiVincentiis stopping all 27 shots
Seattle Kraken prospect Ty Nelson scored the shootout winner while DiVincentiis stopped all three Owen Sound shooters he faced

London 3, Sarnia 2

After losing 3-2 to Sarnia on Saturday, the Knights climbed ahead once again but this time held on to pick-up two points
Easton Cowan, Sam O’Reilly and Ruslan Gazizov scored London goals
Rookies Ryan Brown and Dennis Lominac countered for Sarnia, both scoring in the latter half of the third period
Owen Willmore stopped 28-of-30 for the win while Sarnia’s Ben Gaudreau made 30 saves
A crowd of 2,777 was at Progressive Auto Sales Arena for the preseason matchup

Kingston 2, Erie 0

Mason Vaccari stopped a 31 shots he faced as Kingston rebounded from a 7-3 loss to the Otters on Saturday in Cornwall
Ethan Weir and Paul Ludwinski scored Kingston goals
Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Nolan Lalonde got the start in his hometown, making 27 saves over the first two periods
The loss is Erie’s first of the preseason while Kingston improves to 1-2

Kitchener 11, Oshawa 3

The Rangers led 11-0 by the midway point of the third period as Carson Rehkopf (3-2–5) and Matthew Sop (2-2–4) powered Kitchener offensively
Jackson Parsons stopped all 14 shots he faced through 40 minutes of play
Oshawa scored three times to close out the evening, with Luke Torrance providing a pair
Kitchener outshot Oshawa 43-19
A crowd of 3,583 was on-hand at the Tribute Communities Centre

Mississauga 10, Barrie 5

The Steelheads scored five first period goals followed by four more in the second, eventually hitting 10 on the afternoon
Ryan Del Monte (1-3–4), Jack Van Volsen (2-1–3), Chas Sharpe (2-1–3) and Porter Martone (0-3–3) led the Steelheads offensively
Riley Patterson, Cooper Matthews and Eduard Sale had a goal and an assist for Barrie
Mississauga improves to 3-1 in the preseason