March 16, 2023

Wednesday Highlights: Maggio becomes first to reach 50-goal mark

Saginaw Spirit 5, Windsor Spitfires 6 – OT

Matthew Maggio became the eighth player in Spitfires history to reach the 50-goal mark, the first since 2001 (Steve Ott); his 50th came against fellow NY Islanders prospect Tristan Lennox.
Saginaw overage blueliner Mitchell Smith recorded his first career OHL hat trick in the loss.
Jacob Maillet was the overtime hero, scoring the game-winner 52 seconds into the extra frame to cap off a three-point night.
Shane Wright racked up a pair of assists in the winning effort.
The Spitfires become the first OHL team to eclipse the 300-goal mark.
Rookies Michael Misa, Zayne Parekh and Lincoln Moore were all back in the Spirit lineup while Brett Harrison returned for Windsor.

Oshawa Generals 3, Ottawa 67’s 8

Will Gerrior recorded his first career OHL hat trick; Gerrior has seven goals in his past seven games.
Logan Morrison returned from a six-game absence to the 67’s lineup, recording three assists in the victory.
Pavel Mintyukov also recorded three assists for the 67’s, extending his point streak to a career-high nine games.
Stuart Rolofs opened the scoring for Oshawa in his 150th career OHL game.
The loss was Oshawa’s seventh consecutive, still clinging on to the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference over Kingston by one point.
With the win the Ottawa 67’s can clinch the Hamilton Spectator trophy with a Peterborough win tomorrow night in North Bay.

Niagara IceDogs 3, Erie Otters 2

Owen Flores stole the show on Wednesday night, stopping 48 of 50 shots in the winning effort.
Zak Lavoie notched his 25th and 26 goals, including the go-ahead goal with 58 seconds left in regulation.
Declan Waddick scored in his second consecutive game, tallying his 26th of the season to open the third period.
Bruce McDonald had a goal and an assist in the loss for Erie.
The Niagara win ends a 10-game losing streak while Erie has now lost their last five.

London Knights 4, Guelph Storm 7

Guelph climbed out to a 4-0 lead before London battled back to tie; Max Namestnikov’s second of the night was the third period game winner.
Namestnikov and St. Louis Blues prospect Michael Buchinger each collected a pair of goals.
Boston Bruins prospect Matthew Poitras’ four-point night improved his regular season totals to 84 points in 58 games.
Storm captain Cooper Walker notched a goal and three assists, his most productive night of the season thus far.
Draft eligible blueliner Oliver Bonk collected three primary assists for London.
Guelph outshot London 35-27, going 3-for-6 on the power play.
The Storm snap a three-game slide, remaining in a sixth-place tie with Owen Sound in the Western Conference.
Guelph went 3-2-1-0 against London in the season series.

Barrie Colts 5, Mississauga Steelheads 6 – SO

The Steelheads booked their ticket to the OHL Playoffs with the 6-5 victory as rookie defender Parker Von Richter scored the shootout winner.
James Hardie recorded a goal and an assist to became the Steelheads’ all-time leader in points in a single season with 79.
Rookie netminder Ryerson Leenders made 39 saves in the winning effort.
Colts captain Brandt Clarke had four points (2-2–4) and 10 shots on goal, tying the score with 4:21 remaining to force overtime.
Barrie outshot Mississauga 44-30 but saw their four-game winning streak snapped.

Flint Firebirds 3, Owen Sound Attack 4

Montreal Canadiens prospect Cedrick Guindon had a goal and an assist, scoring the eventual game-winning goal late in the third.
Carter George continued his impressive rookie season, making 34 saves to improve his record to 7-3.
Deni Goure and Sam Sedley also had a goal and an assist for Owen Sound.
Tristan Bertucci and Amadeus Lombardi each had a goal and an assist for the Firebirds, who saw their seven-game winning streak snapped.
The win pulls Owen Sound to within two points of fifth place Flint in the Western Conference.

Hamilton Bulldogs 0, Sarnia Sting 6

Ben Gaudreau stopped all 21 shots he faced to collect his first shutout of the season.
Christian Kyrou continued his strong play, putting up a three-point performance and extending his point streak to seven games.
Nolan Burke’s multi-goal night moves him one-goal shy of 50 on the season.
Sarnia outshot Hamilton 36-21, skating to an eighth straight win and their 13th consecutive game recording a point.
The Bulldogs saw a four-game winning streak snapped.

Soo Greyhounds 3, Sudbury Wolves 7

The Sudbury became the latest team to book their ticket to the OHL Playoffs.
Landon McCallum led the way offensively, tallying two goals and two assists.
Evan Konyen scored a pair of third period goals, giving him 16 on the season.
Nicholas Yearwood recorded three primary assists in the win.
Kevyn Brassard made 32 saves for the win as the Wolves handed the Hounds their fourth straight loss.