Wednesday Highlights: Shootout victories on Valentine's Day

Wednesday Highlights: Shootout victories on Valentine’s Day

Niagara IceDogs 6 vs. Erie Otters 1

IceDogs captain Gavin Bryant scored his first career hat-trick in the victory, giving him 16 goals on the season
Owen Flores delivered another impressive performance, stopping 44 of 45 shots in the victory; Flores carried a shutout into the final five minutes of regulation
Alex Assadourian had a goal and an assist, finding the back of the net for the first time since December 14th
Ryan Roobroeck became the first rookie to reach the 20-goal mark
Brett Bressette’s 15th of the season was Erie’s lone marker
Erie outshot Niagara 45-30
Niagara climbs to within one point of ninth place Peterborough in the Eastern Conference, improving to 15-30-6-1
The Otters lose their fifth game in a row

Flint Firebirds 4 vs. Sarnia Sting 3 – SO

Dallas Stars prospect Tristan Bertucci scored in his first game back from a seven-game absence
Nolan Dann continued his strong play, tallying his 21st of the season as well as the shootout-winner
Edmonton Oilers prospect Nathan Day made 25 saves, as well as stopping all three shooters to lead the Firebirds to victory
Marko Stojkov scored in his 100th career OHL game
Sting blueliner Lukas Fischer played in his 100th OHL contest
With the victory, the Firebirds move into eighth place in the Western Conference, and are currently tied with Sarnia at 48 points

Kingston Frontenacs 6 vs. Ottawa 67’s 3

Kingston’s Jax Dubois tallied a pair of goals in the opening period
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Paul Ludwinski scored a goal and an assist
NHL Draft prospect Gabriel Frasca found the back of the net, scoring his 10th of the season
Maleek McGowan’s first goal of the season came shorthanded and unassisted late in the third period
Mason Vaccari made 33 saves in the victory
Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Pinelli is now on a on a four-game point streak for the 67’s, with seven during that span.
With an assist, Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Braeden Kressler now has 13 points in his last 10 games
Kingston improves to 6-0-1-0 against Ottawa this season, climbing to 25-25-1-0 on the season
Ottawa’s nine game point streak comes to an end, with their overall record at 26-18-5-1

Brantford Bulldogs 5 vs. Windsor Spitfires 4 – SO

Washington Capitals prospect Patrick Thomas had a goal and an assist, as well as the shootout-winner in the victory
Montreal Canadiens prospect Florian Xhekaj extended his goal scoring streak to four games, with six goals during that span; he now has 25 on the season
Spitfires forward Ryan Abraham collected a hat-trick, scoring two of his three on the night in the third period
Despite the loss, Spitfires netminder Joey Costanzo was outstanding, making 49 saves
Brantford outshot Windsor 54-26
The Bulldogs have a four-point cushion on first place in the East Division with a record of 28-16-6-2

Soo Greyhounds 5 vs. Sudbury Wolves 4 – SO

Jacob Frasca scored the shootout-winner, holding off Sudbury’s comeback attempt from down 3-0
Owen Allard collected a goal and assist in the victory, tallying his first goal since January 19th
Hounds rookie Brady Martin opened the scoring to notch his seventh goal of the season
Defenceman Noah Van Vliet scored twice, netting his first goal in a Wolves uniform
NHL Draft prospect Nathan Villeneuve had a goal and an assist
Seattle Kraken draft pick David Goyette collected his 250th career OHL point, climbing into the OHL scoring lead with 85 points (31-54–85)
Soo outshot Sudbury 42-21
The Greyhounds return to the win column, sitting four points out of first place in the West Division with a record of 34-15-2-1
Sudbury’s four-game winning streak is snapped as they fall to 30-15-3-3 with a four-point lead on first in the Central Division