Friday Highlights: Sennecke completes first hat-trick in overtime
Oshawa Generals 3 vs. Peterborough Petes 2 – OT
- 2024 NHL Draft prospect Beckett Sennecke scored all three Oshawa goals, completing his first career hat-trick 1:33 into overtime
- Minnesota Wild prospect Rasmus Kumpulainen gathered two assists, as did blueliner Luca Marrelli
- Jacob Oster made 38 saves and recorded an assist in the win to earn second star recognition
- Generals forward Ethan Toms left the game with an injury and did not return
- Owen Beck and Sam McCue scored Peterborough goals in front of 27 saves by Zach Bowen
- The Generals improve to 6-8-0-0 while Peterborough sits atop the East Division at 8-2-3-0
Game Centre & Highlights | Oshawa Post-Game | Peterborough Post-Game
Erie Otters 4 vs. Flint Firebirds 3 – SO
- Bruce McDonald scored a third period marker and netted the shootout winner for the Otters, who run their point streak to five games
- Ondrej Molnar and Pano Fimis also scored for Erie while Brett Bressette had a pair of assists
- Chicago Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes scored for Flint to stretch his point streak to 10 games
- Braeden Kressler and Simon Slavicek scored goals in the latter half of the third period to force OT and help Flint earn a point
- The Otters were outshot 38-25 but Ben Gaudreau made 35 saves and stopped all three Flint shooters in the shootout for the win
- Erie improves to 6-7-2-0, even with Flint in the Western Conference with 14 points
Game Centre & Highlights | Erie Post-Game | Flint Post-Game
London Knights 3 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 2 – OT
- Easton Cowan and Max McCue hooked up in overtime in a second-straight game, with the former feeding the latter to push the Knights to victory
- London outshot Brantford 55-27 as Denver Barkey and William Nicholl provided other goals
- Luca Testa scored against his former club while Lucas Moore also lit the lamp for the Bulldogs
- Matteo Drobac was busy, turning aside 52-of-55 to earn second star honours in the loss
- Michael Simpson made 25 saves for the win as London improves to 8-4-0-1
Game Centre & Highlights | Brantford Post-Game
Kingston Frontenacs 4 vs. Barrie Colts 2
- Buffalo Sabres prospect Ethan Miedema was the game’s first star with the game winner and an assist, notching his 100th career OHL point
- Chicago Blackhawks pick Paul Ludwinski scored in a third straight contest while Chris Thibodeau and Quinton Burns rounded-out the Kingston scoring
- 2024 NHL Draft prospect Jakub Chromiak had an assist and was plus-2 in his Frontenacs debut
- Jacob Frasca and Zach Wigle scored Barrie goals
- Mason Vaccari stopped 32-of-34 in the Frontenacs crease opposite Sam Hillebrandt, who made 33 saves for Barrie
- Frontenacs radio play-by-play voice Jim Gilchrist was honoured pre-game on the occasion of his 3,000th career OHL game in the broadcast booth
- Kingston improves to 6-8-0-0
Game Centre & Highlights | Kingston Post-Game
Kitchener Rangers 5 vs. North Bay Battalion 2
- Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf kept on scoring, netting his 16th and 17th goals of the season including the second period game winner
- Mitchell Martin, Tanner Lam and Cameron Mercer also scored Kitchener goals while Filip Mesar had two assists
- Vancouver Canucks prospect Hunter Brzustewicz recorded an assist with 8:47 remaining to stretch his point streak to 14 games
- Ty Nelson and Carter Kostuch scored North Bay goals in front of 24 saves by rookie goaltender Mike McIvor who made his season debut
- Jackson Parsons turned aside 28 shots for the win as Kitchener improved to 10-5-0-0 atop the Western Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Kitchener Post-Game | North Bay Post-Game
Ottawa 67’s 4 vs. Guelph Storm 1
- Tied at one after two periods, Ottawa pulled away with three in the third as Jack Dever earned first star and finished with a goal and two assists
- St. Louis Blues prospect Matthew Mayich scored his first goal of the season while Luca Pinelli and Brady Stonehouse rounded out the scoring
- Ottawa blueliner Gavin Ewles recorded two assists
- Collin MacKenzie stopped 22-of-23 for the win opposite Guelph’s Brayden Gillespie, who made 21 saves
- The 67’s improve to 7-4-1-0
Game Centre & Highlights | Ottawa Post-Game
Saginaw Spirit 6 vs. Mississauga Steelheads 5
- The Spirit prevailed in a back-and-forth game that saw them trail 2-0 after one period; Vegas Golden Knights prospect Matyas Sapovaliv scored the game-winner 7:13 into the third
- Michael Misa scored twice while Calem Mangone recorded a goal and an assist as the Spirit outshot the Steelheads 40-21
- Angus MacDonell and Jack Van Volsen both scored twice for Mississauga while Luke Misa put up three assists
- Nolan Lalonde earned the win for Saginaw while Mississauga’s Ryerson Leenders stopped 34 at the other end
- The Spirit snap-out of a four-game slide, improving to 5-7-0-1
- The Steelheads continue to lead the Eastern Conference with a record of 10-4-0-0
Game Centre & Highlights | Saginaw Post-Game | Mississauga Post-Game
Owen Sound Attack 6 vs. Sarnia Sting 4
- Overage forwards Deni Goure (2-3–5) and Ethan Burroughs (2-2–4) combined for nine points as the Bears went 4-for-4 on the power play
- Trailing 4-3 midway through the third, Owen Sound scored three unanswered goals, with Colby Barlow and Goure coming through in the clutch
- Montreal Canadiens prospect Cedrick Guindon had a goal and an assist for the Attack, running his goal-scoring streak to five games
- Sarnia’s Easton Wainwright had a goal and two assists in his season debut
- Sting forward Marko Sikic played in his 200th career OHL regular season game
- Corbin Votary made 22 saves for the win opposite Sarnia’s Nick Surzycia, who stopped 23
- The Attack improve to 7-6-1-0, pulling one point behind the fifth-place Sting in the Western Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Owen Sound Post-Game
Sudbury Wolves 3 vs. Niagara IceDogs 1
- Niagara’s Mathieu Paris scored 2:39 into the second period Sudbury responded with three unanswered goals
- Quentin Musty, Landon McCallum and Evan Konyen scored Wolves goals while Kocha Delic had a pair of assists
- Nate Krawchuk turned aside 31 shots for the win while Niagara’s Marcus Vandenberg was the game’s third star with 42 saves
- The Wolves improve to 9-5-0-0 while Niagara sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, owning a 3-5-4-1 mark
Game Centre & Highlights | Sudbury Post-Game | Niagara Post-Game