Saturday Highlights: Pinelli continues scoring surge
Ottawa 67’s 4 vs. Barrie Colts 3
- Kimi Korbler scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the 67’s defeated the Colts in Barrie
- Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Pinelli scored his 37th and 38th goals of the season
- Dallas Stars pick Brad Gardiner also scored while 2024 NHL Draft prospect Henry Mews had a pair of primary assists
- 2024 NHL Draft prospect Riley Patterson scored goals 21 and 22, pushing him into the league-lead for rookies
- Colts netminder Ben West was the game’s first star, making 49 saves
- Ian Michelone earned the win for Ottawa, stopping 23-of-26
- The 67’s improve to 27-19-5-1, sitting tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference with Mississauga
- Barrie falls to 21-27-3-0, holding a five-point cushion on the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Ottawa Post-Game
Flint Firebirds 3 vs. Windsor Spitfires 2 – OT
- Rookie forward Jimmy Lombardi scored his fourth of the season 2:28 into overtime
- Alex Kostov and Nolan Dann also scored Flint goals as the Firebirds won their fifth in a row
- Simon Slavicek had a pair of assists in the win
- Jack Greenwell and AJ Spellacy scored Windsor goals; Spellacy sent the game to overtime, tying the score with 2:38 remaining
- Flint rookie Jacob Brown earned the win in goal, making 29 saves
- The Firebirds are four points up on Sarnia for eighth in the Western Conference, improving to 24-25-3-1
- Windsor falls to 16-29-4-3
Game Centre & Highlights | Flint Post-Game | Windsor Post-Game
Mississauga Steelheads 4 vs. Kingston Frontenacs 2
- 2024 NHL Draft prospect Luke Misa put up a goal and two assists as the Steelheads extended their point streak to five games
- Gabriel Chiarot, Misa and Porter Martone scored to put Mississauga ahead 3-0
- Captain Chas Sharpe also tallied for the Trout
- Jax Dubois scored his 20th of the season for Kingston while Chris Thibodeau also found the back of the net
- Rookie netminder Jack Ivankovic stopped 30-of-32 for the win opposite Kingston’s Mason Vaccari, who made 33 saves
- The Steelheads improve to 27-20-6-0, tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference
Game Centre & Highlights | Mississauga Post-Game | Kingston Post-Game
Oshawa Generals 2 vs. Erie Otters 1 – SO
- Jacob Oster and Otters newcomer Ethan Fraser took a goaltending duel into a shootout where the Generals prevailed on goals from Connor Lockhart and Dylan Roobroeck
- Stuart Rolofs and Owain Johnston exchanged goals in regulation
- The Generals outshot the Otters 42-36, snapping a five-game losing skid
- Oster stopped 35-of-36 for first star honours
- Overage goaltender Fraser made his OHL debut, stopping 40-of-41; he’s spent 2023-24 with the OJHL’s Lindsay Muskies
- Oshawa improves to 27-18-7-2, holding down fourth place in the Eastern Conference; it’s their fourth consecutive game beyond regulation
- The Otters sit seventh in the Western Conference with a 24-25-4-1 record
Game Centre & Highlights | Oshawa Post-Game | Erie Post-Game
London Knights 5 vs. Owen Sound Attack 2
- Ruslan Gazizov scored his second hat-trick in 10 days, leading the Knights over the Attack in Owen Sound
- Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan extended his point streak to 23 on a third period penalty shot
- LA Kings draftee Kaleb Lawrence scored against his former club
- Deni Goure and Colby Barlow scored Attack goals; Barlow has his third consecutive 30+ goal season for Owen Sound
- Michael Simpson stopped 27-of-29 for the win while Owen Sound’s Carter George made 36 saves
- The Knights rebound from an 8-2 loss on Friday, improving to 39-12-0-3
- Owen Sound drops a second in a row, falling to 25-23-4-2 for sixth in the Western Conference