Friday Highlights: Nine games kick-off the weekend

Saginaw Spirit 5 vs. Owen Sound Attack 4 – OT

Draft eligible blueliner Zayne Parekh starred with two goals and an assist, scoring the game-winner with 28 seconds to spare in overtime; his 72 points (25-47–72) lead OHL defenders
Parekh joined Michael Misa in scoring his 25th goal of the season while Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck scored goals 22 and 23
Canadiens pick Cedrick Guindon scored a pair of goals for Owen Sound
Sam Sedley tied Santino Centorame’s Attack record for career points by a defenceman, recording a goal and an assist to give him 157 (36-121–157) over 235 games
The Spirit outshot the Attack 52-28, going 2-for-8 on the power play to Owen Sound’s 1-for-1
Andrew Oke made 24 saves for the win opposite Owen Sound’s Carter George, who made 47 saves
A third straight OT win sees Saginaw improve to 35-13-0-1, four points up on Sault Ste. Marie for first place in the West Division
Owen Sound has points in six straight, sitting tied for fifth in the Western Conference at 24-20-4-2

Sarnia Sting 6 vs. Erie Otters 4

The Sting climbed out to a 4-0 lead before Erie made a game of things; Easton Wainwright scored the eventual game-winner 5:10 into the third
Tyson Doucette and Sean Doherty each scored twice for the Sting while Wainwright finished with a goal and two helpers
Wesley Royston, Sam Alfano, Dylan Edwards and Spencer Sova scored Erie goals
Nick Surzycia was the game’s first star, making 42 saves as Sarnia won despite being outshot 46-30
Charlie Burns stopped 16-of-17 in a relief appearance for the Otters
The Sting hold down eighth in the Western Conference with a record of 21-27-3-0
The Otters drop their third in a row, falling to 23-23-4-0
Former Sting netminder Ben Gaudreau, who has been out of the Erie lineup with an injury since Jan. 21st, was honoured pre-game

Kingston Frontenacs 5 vs. Kitchener Rangers 4

Luke McNamara scored the deciding goal with 1:16 remaining in the third period, tipping home a shot by Cal Uens
Linus Hemstrom joined McNamara with a goal and an assist in the win
2024 NHL Draft prospect Jacob Battaglia scored his 25th goal of the season for Kingston
Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf scored his 38th and 39th goals of the season
Mason Vaccari stopped 24-of-28 for the win as the Frontenacs won their third in a row, improving to 24-23-1-0
Kitchener has lost seven of 10, falling to 31-18-2-0

London Knights 5 vs. Windsor Spitfires 1

Philadelphia Flyers prospect Oliver Bonk scored twice, giving him 21 goals on the campaign; he joins Alec Regula, Evan Bouchard, Logan Mailloux and Adam Boqvist as the fifth Knights blueliner to accomplish the feat in the past decade
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan extended his point streak to 20 with a goal and an assist; the 20-game run is the longest of the 2023-24 OHL season
San Jose Sharks pick Kasper Halttunen scored his 25th goal of the campaign
Owen Willmore stopped 33-of-35 for the win as the Knights extend their run of perfection in regulation to 22 games
London sits atop the OHL standings with a record of 37-11-0-3
The Spitfires fall to 15-29-3-2

Mississauga Steelheads 5 vs. Barrie Colts 4

Blueliner Parker Von Richter broke the 4-4 tie for the game-winning goal with 2:08 remaining in the third period
Dean Loukus scored goals 14 and 15 on the season for the Trout
Angus MacDonell and Lucas Karmiris joined Von Richter with a goal and an assist
Tai York led Barrie offensively with a goal and two helpers
Mississauga outshot Barrie 45-23, going 3-for-4 on the power play
Ryerson Leenders made 19 saves as the Steelheads improve to 26-20-4-0, defeating Barrie for the first time this season
The Colts remain five points up on Peterborough for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference
Colts head coach Marty Williamson became the seventh coach in OHL history to coach his 1,000th career regular season game

Ottawa 67’s 6 vs. Peterborough Petes 1

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Braeden Kressler had a pair of goals as the 67’s defeated Peterborough on home ice for the first time in four tries this season
2024 NHL Draft prospect Henry Mews recorded a pair of assists for Ottawa
Ottawa’s Samuel Mayer scored his 18th goal from the back end this season
Ian Michelone made 21 saves for the win opposite Peterborough’s Zach Bowen, who stopped 41
The 67’s extend their current point streak to eight games, improving to 25-17-5-1, good for a fifth-place tie in the Eastern Conference
Peterborough has lost six in a row, falling to 16-28-5-1

Sudbury Wolves 6 vs. Niagara IceDogs 1

David Goyette (1-2–3) and Quentin Musty (0-3–3) both recorded three points while Kocha Delic and Evan Konyen both recorded a goal and an assist
Wolves rookie defender Nolan Jackson recorded his first career OHL point with an assist
Jakub Vondras carried a shutout into the latter half of the third period before Niagara’s Kevin He broke the goose-egg
Sudbury outshot Niagara 45-14 as IceDogs netminder Charlie Robertson made 39 saves
The Wolves win their third in a row, improving to an Eastern Conference-leading 29-15-3-2

Brantford Bulldogs 6 vs. Guelph Storm 4

Brantford climbed out to a 5-0 lead before the Storm found the scoresheet four times in the third period
Washington Capitals prospect Patrick Thomas was the game’s first star with two goals and an assist
Montreal Canadiens draftee Florian Xhekaj hit the 20-goal plateau
Lawson Sherk and Marek Vanacker both recorded two assists
Matteo Drobac turned aside 37 shots for the win while Guelph’s Damian Slavik stopped all 11 shots he faced in a relief appearance
Brantford improves to 26-15-6-2, two points up on Oshawa for first in the East Division
The Storm have lost five in a row, falling to 25-20-3-1 and into a fifth place tie with Owen Sound in the Western Conference

Flint Firebirds 7 vs. Oshawa Generals 2

Overage forward Oliver Peer scored twice and added an assist, hitting the 30-goal mark for the victorious Firebirds in Oshawa
Connor Clattenburg scored twice for Flint while Simon Slavicek and Nathan Aspinall both had a goal and an assist
Minnesota Wild prospect Rasmus Kumpulainen scored twice for the Generals
The Flint win came without Tristan Bertucci, Coulson Pitre and Kaden Pitre in the lineup
Edmonton Oilers prospect Nathan Day stopped 30-of-32 for the win
Flint improves to 20-25-3-1, one point shy of eighth place Sarnia in the Western Conference
The Generals fall to 26-18-4-2, two points back of East Division-leading Brantford