Friday Highlights: Season off and running with full slate of games

Kingston Frontenacs 4 vs. Oshawa Generals 2

The Frontenacs rebounded from Thursday’s loss in Peterborough as Nathan Poole netted the game-winner with 3:31 left in the third period
Tyler Hopkins scored his first OHL goal, and veteran defenceman Jacob Holmes scored his first as a Frontenac
Mason Vaccari stopped 30-of-32 to earn second star recognition
Ryder McIntyre and Dylan Roobroeck scored Oshawa goals

Kitchener Rangers 4 vs. Saginaw Spirit 3

Antonino Pugliese scored the deciding goal with 2:08 remaining in the third period, with first star Mitchell Martin picking up an assist
Martin, Kyle Morey and Matt Andonovski scored for Kitchener – the goal was Andonovski’s first in the OHL in career game #111
Saginaw’s Michael Misa scored twice in the opening 1:42 of the game
Spirit blueliner Braden Haché served his first game as captain
Jackson Parsons was the winning netminder, making 31 saves

London Knights 2 vs. Niagara IceDogs 1

Michael Simpson turned in a first star performance in his London Knights debut, making 34 saves in the win
San Jose Sharks prospect Kasper Halttunen joined Sam O’Reilly in scoring his first career OHL goal
IceDogs forward Mathieu Paris found the back of the net 3:02 into action against his former club
Niagara outshot London 35-28 in the loss, outgunning the Knights 20-7 in the opening period

Mississauga Steelheads 5 vs. Erie Otters 0

Ryerson Leenders stopped all 34 shots he faced as the Trout blanked the Otters on opening night in Mississauga
Luke Misa finished the night with a goal and three assists for the Steelheads
Dallas Stars prospect Angus MacDonell collected a goal and two helpers
Jakub Fibigr scored his first career OHL goal, while Porter Martone rounded-out the Mississauga scoring
Chas Sharpe wore the ‘C’ for Mississauga, serving his first game as captain

Barrie Colts 3 vs. North Bay Battalion 1

The Colts defeated North Bay on a second-straight night, with Riley Patterson’s first OHL goal standing as the difference-maker
Zach Wigle and Beau Akey also scored for Barrie in front of a 29-save effort from Sam Hillebrandt
Lirim Amidovski scored North Bay’s lone goal while Dom DiVincentiis made 22 saves in the loss
Jacob Frasca returned from Toronto Maple Leafs camp to make his season debut for Barrie
The Battalion raised their Central Division championship banner prior to puckdrop

Peterborough Petes 5, Ottawa 67’s 2

Jax Dubois opened the scoring on a second-straight night, finishing with a goal and three assists in the Petes victory
Samuel Mayer scored and was a plus-3 to earn first star honours in the game
Braydon McCallum scored twice and tacked on an assist for Peterborough
Zach Bowen won his Petes debut, stopping 26-of-28
Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Pinelli scored in his first game as 67’s captain
Collin MacKenzie got the nod in Ottawa’s home opener, making 30 saves in the loss

Sarnia Sting 8 vs. Windsor Spitfires 2

Windsor’s Liam Greentree opened the scoring 41 seconds into the game before Sarnia unloaded for seven consecutive goals
Tyson Doucette had two goals and a helper while Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis finished the night with three primary assists
Mitch Young, Roman Kukumberg and Dennis Lominac all scored their first OHL goal for the Sting
Nick Surzycia got the opening night win in goal, making 31 saves
Windsor had seven power play opportunities to Sarnia’s two

Guelph Storm 4 vs. Owen Sound Attack 2

Leo Serlin scored twice in his OHL debut while Michael Buchinger and Braeden Bowman also lit the lamp
Bowman debuted as Storm captain in the win
Brayden Gillespie was the game’s first star, making 34 saves for Guelph
Attack overage forward Deni Goure scored twice while newcomer Martin Matejicek picked up his first OHL point with an assist
Owen Sound outshot Guelph 36-27

Sudbury Wolves 6 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 2

Nick Lardis opened the scoring 35 seconds and the game was tied 1-1 after one before Sudbury took over in the second
Seattle Kraken prospect David Goyette had four assists in his debut as Wolves captain
Chase Coughlan scored twice while Kocha Delic and Evan Konyen each finished the night with a goal and two assists
Blueliner Ryan Pryce scored his first career OHL goal, suiting up in his first OHL contest since April 28, 2022
Sudbury limited Brantford to 13 shots as Jakub Vondras won his OHL debut, making 11 saves

Soo Greyhounds 11 vs. Flint Firebirds 3

The Hounds jumped on the Firebirds early, leading 5-1 after one period
Rookie Travis Hayes scored twice in his OHL debut while Julian Fantino also scored a pair of goals
Detroit Red Wings prospect Andrew Gibson had four helpers while Arttu Karki and Alex Kostov each recorded three
Recent addition Jack Beck scored his first goal in a Greyhounds uniform
Sault Ste. Marie’s 11 goals came on 47 shots while they limited Flint to just 20
This marked the third time in franchise history the Hounds have hit double-digits in their home opener, following past occurrences in 1993 and 2013.