Thursday Highlights: Otters start weekend road trip with a win

Erie Otters 5, North Bay Battalion 3

OHL Performer of the Night Brett Harrison scored a hat-trick, including the OT-winner, as the Spitfires won their eighth consecutive contest
The Bruins third-round pick’s second goal earned him the Play of the Night
League-leading scorer Matt Maggio scored a goal and added two assists, taking his season totals to 42 goals and 88 points in just 50 games
Alex Christopoulos chipped in a pair of goals and set up Harrison’s opening marker in a three-point effort
Windsor’s veteran netminder Mathias Onuska stopped 37 shots, earning his second-straight OT win since returning from injury
Firebirds leading scorer Amadeus Lombardi added to his season totals with a one-goal, one-assist performance
Will Cranley made a glove stop in the dying seconds of regulation to earn the Save of the Night

Ottawa 67’s 3, Peterborough Petes 2

NHL Draft-eligible forward Cooper Foster batted in the game-winning goal with 1:36 to go in the third period upon his return to the lineup. That was the only lead the 67’s had in the game
Logan Morrison scored a pair of goals to take his season total to 32 – including seven in his last three games
Collin MacKenzie’s 40 saves eclipsed his previous career high of 36, set on November 11, 2022
Flyers prospect J.R. Avon opened the scoring and set up Sam Mayer’s game-tying goal. The Selwyn native has three goals and three assists in his last five games
The Petes have lost three in a row, and trail fourth place Mississauga by one point in the Eastern Conference standings