Saturday Highlights: Martone's third period hat trick powers Steelheads to victory

Saturday Highlights: Martone’s third period hat trick powers Steelheads to victory

Mississauga Steelheads 4 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 2

Porter Martone’s second hat trick of the season came in natural fashion as the Steelheads overcame a 2-1 deficit with three third period goals from the sophomore winger
Martone gathered a primary assist on Marc Boudreau’s goal to open the scoring with 50 seconds remaining in the first period
Luke Misa and Parker Von Richter each collected a pair of assists
Paul Ludwinski and Jacob Holmes scored second period goals for Kingston
Jack Ivankovic made 30 saves to pick up the win in his return to the crease
With head coach Troy Mann suspended, Frontenacs GM Kory Cooper joined Assistant Coach Chris Longo behind the bench
Mississauga becomes the first team to reach 10 wins this season, owning a record of 10-3-0-0

Niagara IceDogs 7 vs. Windsor Spitfires 6 – OT

The IceDogs rallied from a 6-4 deficit to score three unanswered goals, capped by Gavin Bryant’s highlight reel overtime winner
Mathieu Paris and Michael Podolioukh scored goals in the latter half of the third period to force overtime
Paris scored twice and added three assists, Andrew Vermeulen scored on a second straight night and Daniil Sobolev lit the lamp against his former club
IceDogs rookie Ryan Roobroeck scored in a third straight game
2024 NHL Draft prospect Liam Greentree was a bright spot for Windsor, scoring while adding two assists
Marcus Vandenberg made 33 saves for the win opposite Windsor’s Ian Michelone, who made 37 saves
Niagara has at least a point in four straight games, improving to 3-4-4-0

Soo Greyhounds 6 vs. Flint Firebirds 5 – OT

Flint led 3-0 after one period before the Greyhounds responded with five second period goals. Braeden Kressler tied the score with 4:10 remaining to force OT
Vancouver Canucks prospect Kirill Kudryavtsev scored the game-winner on a rush up the ice, giving him a goal and two assists on the night
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Arttu Karki added two goals to his season total, giving him 12 to lead all defencemen
Brodie McConnell-Barker scored his first career OHL goal for Sault Ste. Marie
Flint rookie Jeremy Martin scored twice, giving him all five of his goals this season scored against Sault Ste. Marie
The shots were even at 34 apiece; Soo netminder Charlie Schenkel stopped 21-of-23 in relief to earn the win
The Greyhounds improve to 9-5-0-0, picking up weekend victories in Flint and Saginaw

Peterborough Petes 2 vs. Erie Otters 1

Liam Stzuska was the game’s first star with 42 saves, backstopping the Petes to their fifth straight road win to start the season, tying a franchise mark set by the 1992-93 Petes
Connor Lockhart scored against his former club while Owen Beck scored the 50th goal of his OHL career
Anaheim Ducks prospect Carey Terrance ended Sztuska’s shutout bid with 6:03 left in the third period; Terrance and teammate Malcolm Spence are on 10 game point streaks
Ben Gaudreau stopped 29 for the Otters in the loss
Petes blueliner Konnor Smith returned from a four-game suspension
Peterborough continues to play well, improving to 7-2-2-0 atop the East Division

Sarnia Sting 3 vs. Saginaw Spirit 1

Jacob LeBlanc scored the game winner on a third period power play with 6:58 remaining
Sandis Vilmanis and Andrew LeBlanc also scored for Sarnia while goaltender Nick Surzycia made 27 saves
Matyas Sapovaliv scored the lone goal for Saginaw, his third of the season
Sarnia improves to 7-5-0-0, handing the Spirit another loss as they fall to 4-5-0-1

Barrie Colts 5 vs. Brantford Bulldogs 1

After a scoreless first, Barrie got goals rom Eduard Sale and Riley Patterson in the second before Beau Jelsma joined captain Connor Punnett on the scoresheet in the third
Punnett scored twice on the night while Sale and Patterson each finished with a goal and an assist
Sam Hillebrandt improved to 4-2-0-0, making 33 saves in the win
Nick Lardis scored Brantford’s lone goal while Matteo Drobac made 29 saves in the loss
Barrie returns to .500 with a 6-6-0-0 record, ending Brantford’s three-game winning streak

Owen Sound Attack 5 vs. Kitchener Rangers 3

Trailing 3-2 early in the third period, Cedrick Guindon scored his second of the game before a pair from Landen Hookey put the Attack ahead for good
Sam Sedley was the game’s first star, collecting three primary assists
The Bears pulled ahead in the third despite being outshot 13-7. Owen Sound took the shot clock 38-32 in the game
Mitchell Martin scored twice for Kitchener while Filip Mesar scored his first goal of the season
Hunter Brzustewicz stretched his point streak to 12 games with an assist
Carter George made 29 saves in the win opposite Jackson Parsons, who turned aside 33 shots
Owen Sound improves to 5-5-1-0, ending a three-game drought as interim coach Darren Rumble earned his first win