Thursday Highlights: Othmann’s trio leads Petes to victory
Niagara IceDogs 3, Peterborough Petes 5
- OHL Performer of the Night Brennan Othmann earned his first hat trick as a Pete, scoring Peterborough’s first three goals
- Petes leading scorer Tucker Robertson scored the game-winning goal: the Kraken prospect enjoyed a two-goal, two-assist performance
- Flyers prospect Brian Zanetti returned to the lineup and assisted on Robertson’s game-winner
- Michael Podolioukh scored for the IceDogs in his 100th OHL game
- Niagara netminder Josh Rosenzweig made a career-high 61 saves, including the Save of the Night. His 61 saves set a new Niagara IceDogs single game record and are the most by an OHL goaltender in a single game this season
Game Centre | IceDogs Post-Game | Petes Post-Game
Guelph Storm 4, Erie Otters 3 – SO
- Storm import pick Valentin Zhugin scored the shootout winner as Guelph earned their fourth win in five games
- Braeden Bowman scored his team-leading 18th goal of the season to end a three-game goalless drought
- Otters import pick Ondrej Molnar netted his third OHL goal. The draft-eligible Slovak forward now has 10 points in 17 games with Erie
- Defenceman Spencer Sova set up two of the three Erie goals, taking his assist total to 19
Game Centre | Storm Post-Game | Otters Post-Game
Mississauga Steelheads 4, North Bay Battalion 2
- The Steelheads went up 3-0 with three minutes remaining in the second period and held off the Battalion offence to earn their fifth win in six games
- 2022 fifth-overall pick Porter Martone scored the game-winning goal 17 minutes into the second frame
- Newly acquired Steelheads defenceman Stevie Leskovar set up Martone’s winner to extend his point streak to three games
- Oilers prospect Matvey Petrov scored his 22nd goal of the season: the Battalion forward sits second in league scoring with 70 points
Game Centre | Steelheads Post-Game | Battalion Post-Game
Soo Greyhounds 4, Windsor Spitfires 7
- The Spitfires went up 5-1 after the first period, getting goals from five different goal-scorers
- Winger Colton Smith earned first-star honours with a two-goal, one-assist performance
- Islanders prospect Matthew Maggio’s incredible opening goal earned the Play of the Night: the captain added an empty-net goal and an assist
- Kraken first-round pick Shane Wright scored his sixth goal of the campaign and added two assists upon returning from injury
- 10 Greyhounds players earned a point on the night, with none earning more than one
