Saturday Highlights: Battalion brings early barrage in Peterborough

North Bay Battalion 7 vs. Peterborough Petes 3

The Battalion exploded for six first period goals en route to a commanding win in Peterborough
Owen Van Steensel scored three times and added an assist as the Battalion won their third straight game
Anthony Romani scored goals 21 and 22 while tacking on three assists for a five-point night
Florida Panthers prospect Liam Arnsby finished with a goal and an assist for the Troops
Veteran blueliner Samuel Mayer scored twice for Peterborough
Ryder McIntyre made his Petes debut, wearing #21
Charlie Robertson stopped 37-of-40 in the North Bay crease while Liam Sztuska played the final two frames for Peterborough, stopping 25-of-26

Flint Firebirds 4 vs. Ottawa 67’s 3 – OT

Marko Stojkov’s first goal of the season came with 24 seconds left in overtime as the Firebirds won in Ottawa for the first time since Oct. 30, 2016
Flint overcame a 2-0 deficit, with 2024 NHL Draft prospect Kaden Pitre scoring twice while Gavin Hayes netted his 18th of the season
Hayes finished with a goal and an assist to take sole possession of second on Flint’s all-time points list with 163 over 155 games
Chris Barlas, Luca Pinelli and Cooper Foster scored Ottawa goals as the 67’s earned a point
Edmonton Oilers prospect Nathan Day made 26 saves in the win as Flint improved to 13-11-1-1
The 67’s pull into a first place tie with Peterborough atop the East Division, owning a 14-8-2-0 record

Oshawa Generals 5 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 2

Minnesota Wild prospect Rasmus Kumpulainen scored twice in the opening three minutes of the second period, eventually earning first star recognition in the win
Oshawa’s Matthew Buckley had a goal and an assist in his first action since Nov. 19th
Luke Torrance and David Bedkowski each recorded a goal and an assist while Luca Marrelli had a pair of helpers
Calvin Crombie and Marek Vanacker scored Brantford goals as the Bulldogs fell to 12-9-4-1
The Generals snap a five-game losing slide, improving to 9-11-2-1, one point back of eighth place Barrie in the Eastern Conference

Saginaw Spirit 7 vs. London Knights 5

London held a 4-2 lead entering the final five minutes of the second period before the Spirit scored five of the game’s final six goals
Anaheim Ducks prospect Rodwin Dionicio was the game’s first star with a goal and an assist while Calem Mangone had a goal and two helpers
Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Ethan Hay scored the deciding goal 4:52 into the third period
Nashville Predators pick Joey Willis recorded three assists in the win
San Jose Sharks prospect Kasper Halttunen extended his point streak to 12 games with a goal
Philadelphia Flyers first round choice Oliver Bonk had a goal and an assist for the Knights
Saginaw outshot London 33-18, going 2-for-3 on the power play while London was 3-for-3
The Spirit have won 11 of 12, improving to 16-8-0-1, three points back of first place Sault Ste. Marie in the West Division
London falls to 15-10-0-1

Owen Sound Attack 7 vs. Erie Otters 4

Montreal Canadiens prospect Cedrick Guindon extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with a pair as the Bears beat the Otters
Blueliner Taos Jordan was the game’s first star, scoring his first two goals of the season for Owen Sound
Sam Sedley scored a highlight reel marker, joining Ben Cormier and Ethan Burroughs to round-out the Attack scoring
Pano Fimis scored twice and registered a primary assist for Erie
Carter George made 33 saves for the win
Owen Sound improves to 13-10-2-0, climbing four points up on the 10-11-4-0 Otters who have dropped three in a row
The two teams square off again at the Bayshore on Sunday

Soo Greyhounds 4 vs. Barrie Colts 1

Roenick Jodoin opened the scoring for Barrie before the Greyhounds responded with four unanswered
Rookie netminder Landon Miller made 34 saves, improving to 6-2 in his young OHL career
Connor Clattenburg, Arttu Karki, Alex Kostov and Bryce McConnell-Barker scored Sault Ste. Marie markers
Barrie’s Sam Hillebrandt made 34 saves in the loss
The Hounds improve to 17-8-2-0 atop the West Division
The Colts fall to 11-13-0-0