Sunday Highlights: Rangers ride momentum in front of full house

Kitchener Rangers 6 vs. Sudbury Wolves 1

Matthew Sop earned first star honours with a goal and two assists
Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf tallied a pair of goals to put up his 12th multi-goal game of the season
Montreal Canadiens prospect Filip Mesar collected a pair of assists
Calgary Flames prospect Hunter Brzustewicz had a goal and an assist
Wolves forward Quentin Musty remained out of the lineup
Marcus Vandenberg stepped into the game in relief mid-way through the second period, stopping 20 of 21 shots against his former club
The Rangers win their third game in a row, improving to 34-19-2-0 before a capacity crowd of 7,300

Brantford Bulldogs 5 vs. Niagara IceDogs 1

With pair of goals in the first, Jake O’Brien broke Arthur Kaliyev’s record for most points by a Bulldogs rookie in a single-season, ending the game with 50
Montreal Canadiens prospect Florian Xhekaj had a goal and assist, extending his goal scoring streak to an impressive six games
New Jersey Devils prospect Cole Brown tallied a pair of assists
Mateo Drobac earned first star honours, stopping 32 of 33 shots to earn the victory
Grimsby native Luca Testa scored in front of friends and family
Alex Assadourian provided Niagara’s lone goal
Brantford outshot Niagara 45-32
The Bulldogs earn their 30th victory of the season to move into a tie for first in the Eastern Conference

Saginaw Spirit 5 vs. North Bay Battalion 3

Vancouver Canucks prospect Josh Bloom scored a pair of goals, including the insurance marker in his return to North Bay
With a goal, NHL Draft prospect Zayne Parekh became the all-time leader for points scored by a Spirit defenceman in a single-season
The Spirit took advantage of a five-minute major in the opening period, scoring three goals on that power play
Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck tallied a pair of assists in the victory
North Bay’s Owen Van Steensel scored his 30th of the season
Saginaw went 3-for-10 on the power play to North Bay’s 1-for-4
Two sets of twin brothers took the ice including North Bay’s LeBlanc twins along with Battalion defender Paul Christopoulos taking on brother Alex of Saginaw
With the victory, the Spirit get back into the win column and improve to 39-14-0-1, moving two points back of first in the Western Conference

Windsor Spitfires 6 vs. Soo Greyhounds 4

NHL Draft prospect and Spits captain Liam Greentree led the way with a goal and an assist
Spitfires netminder Max Donoso was solid, making 30 saves in the victory to earn his second victory in Windsor
Ottawa Senators prospect Djibril Toure opened the scoring to tally his first goal in a Spitfires uniform
NHL Draft prospect Cole Davis also tallied a goal and an assist in the victory
Sault Ste. Marie made a game of things, scoring four third period goals
The Greyhounds fall to 35-16-2-1