January 29, 2023

Saturday Highlights: Terrance tallies twice as Otters treat capacity crowd to victory

Kitchener Rangers 4, Erie Otters 6

Draft-eligible centreman Carey Terrance scored a shorthanded goal and set up Ondrej Molnar’s game-winner within a 1:14 span in the third period before adding an empty-net goal
Sharks pick Liam Gilmartin scored a pair of goals to take his season total to eight
After dropping their first two matchups of the season, The Otters have now beaten the Rangers the last two times they have faced off
Rangers captain Francesco Pinelli opened the scoring for Kitchener and added three assists
Draft-eligible forward Carson Rehkopf scored and added an assist: he has three points in two games since being named MVP of the CHL Top Prospects game on Wednesday

Ottawa 67’s 4, Hamilton Bulldogs 5 – OT

Draft-eligible winger Cole Brown scored the overtime winner as Hamilton knocked off the first-place 67’s for the third time in four games this season
OA forward Sahil Panwar scored two goals and added an assist to earn first-star honours
Logan Morrison scored and was named the third star upon his return to Hamilton
Pavel Mintyukov converted on a two-on-one to net his first goal in a 67’s uniform
Draft-eligible forward Brad Gardiner scored a goal and set up two more for Ottawa
The 67’s have now lost four straight games for the first time this season

Sudbury Wolves 3, Owen Sound Attack 4

2023 NHL Draft prospect Colby Barlow scored twice to pull into the OHL goal-scoring lead with 36 tallies on the season; he scored his league-leading 10th game winner
Ethan Burroughs joined Barlow with two goals, giving him a total of 19 on the season
Defenceman Sam Sedley finished with three assists to give him 39 points (5-34–39) in 43 games; Cedrick Guindon and Deni Goure had two assists each
Seattle Kraken prospect David Goyette scored his 30th for Sudbury, giving him back-to-back 30-goal seasons
Corbin Votary stopped 37 of 40 as the Attack won their fourth in a row, improving to 25-15-4-1

Barrie Colts 6, Flint Firebirds 4

Colts captain Brandt Clarke scored two goals 23 seconds apart in the first period and was a +4. The Kings first-round pick has 15 points in eight games since returning to Barrie
Beau Jelsma scored the game-winner 1:45 into the third period before adding an empty-net goal
Anson Thornton turned aside 35 shots to earn his 16th win of the campaign
The Firebirds got four goals from four different goal-scorers
Draft-eligible forward Coulson Pitre scored and added an assist. He has a goal and two assists in two games since returning from the CHL Top Prospects game

London Knights 3, Kingston Frontenacs 2 – SO

Draft-eligible forward Denver Barkey had a hand in both of London’s goals and was named the first star of the game as the Knights won in a shootout for the second night in a row
Brett Brochu stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced, as well as all three shootout attempts, to earn second-star honours
OA forward George Diaco assisted Barkey’s opening goal and netted the shootout winner
Top prospect Ethan Miedema played a one-two with Paul Ludwinski to score his first goal in a Fronts uniform
Ludwinski and Linus Hemström each had an assist on both of Kingston’s goals

North Bay Battalion 8, Niagara IceDogs 2

Buffalo Sabres prospect Josh Bloom matched a career-high with four points (1-3–4), scoring shorthanded as North Bay won big in Niagara
Seattle Kraken pick Ty Nelson scored his 16th of the season from the back end, the league’s second-highest total among defencemen
Edmonton Oilers prospect Matvey Petrov had three assists, moving him into second in OHL scoring with 65 points (20-45–65)
Daniel Michaud scored both Niagara goals
The Battalion win their third in a row and eight in the last 10, improving to 32-11-1-1

Sarnia Sting 8, Saginaw Spirit 2

Ducks pick Sasha Pastujov enjoyed his seventh-career four-point night, scoring a goal and setting up three more
Blue Jackets prospect Luca Del Bel Belluz scored his first two goals in a Sting uniform
Dallas Stars prospect Christian Kyrou finished with a goal and two assists while Marko Sikic chipped in three helpers
The Sting win their fourth in a row, climbing ahead of Saginaw in the Western Conference standings as the Spirit drop their seventh straight