Saginaw Spirit 6 at Erie Otters 2
- It was a night of spectacle as the Erie Otters honoured former captain Connor McDavid in a jersey retirement ceremony
- NHL Draft prospect Michael Misa moved into the league lead in goals with his 34th of the season
- Michael Misa becomes the fastest Saginaw Spirit player to reach 200 career points, achieving the milestone in just 148 games and surpassing the previous record held by Ryan McDonagh who reached it in 164 games.
- The Otters got off to a slow start as they allowed two goals in the first 10 minutes, Saginaw Spirit rookie Carson Harmer opened the scoring with his rookie-leading 17th goal of the season
- Anaheim Ducks prospect and Erie Otters captain Carey Terrance scored their first goal of the game at 14:38 into the first period
- Calgary Flames prospect Zayne Parekh scored the game winning goal for Saginaw as he notched his 13th goal of the season
- With the win, Saginaw improves to 3-1-0-0 in 2025
Game Centre | Saginaw Post-Game | Erie Post-Game
Guelph Storm 6 at Flint Firebirds 4
- Newly acquired Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Sam McCue served up a two point performance, scoring his first goal as a member of the Flint Firebirds in his debut for the team
- Ryan McGuire played hero for the Storm with a two goal performance including the game winning goal with 3:33 left in the game
- Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Kaden Pitre put up a solid offensive performance as he marked four points (1G, 3A)
- Guelph’s special teams played a critical role in their win as they scored two power play goals and a short handed goal
- Guelph’s win marks their fourth straight game with at least a point
- Flint loses their fourth straight game
- Guelph goaltender Zachary Jovanovski continued his stellar play with a 34 save performance in the victory
Game Centre | Guelph Post-Game | Flint Post-Game
Brampton Steelheads 5 at Kitchener Rangers 2
- Seattle Kraken prospect and former Kitchener Ranger Carson Rehkopf returned to Kitchener for the first time since joining the Brampton Steelheads and he put up three points (2G, 1A) to help his team beat the high performing Kitchener Rangers
- Brampton snaps Kitchener’s six game win streak as they extend their own win streak to three
- The Steelheads took an early 4-0 lead scoring four unanswered goals in the first 10 minutes of the game courtesy of Mason Zebeski, Angus MacDonell, MacGregor Richmond, and Carson Rehkopf
- The Kitchener Rangerrs would score their lone two goals in the back half of the first period from Max Dirracolo and Tanner Lam
- Carson Rehkopf’s second goal of the game was an empty netter in the third period that would seal the victory for the Steelheads
- NHL Draft prospect Jack Ivankovic played a strong game making 35 saves in the victory
Game Centre | Brampton Post-Game | Kitchener Post-Game
Windsor Spitfires 1 at London Knights 5
- The London Knights and Windsor Spitfires battled for first place in the OHL in the second edition of the Friday Night Faceoff
- Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan extends his regular season point streak to 57 straight games with his assist on San Jose Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson’s 16th goal of the season
- Ottawa Senators prospect continued his strong offensive play since debuting in the OHL as he notched another multipoint game with two goals and one assist. This marks the eighth multipoint game of his OHL career in just 22 games played
- Washington Capitals prospect Ilya Protas scored his 26th goal of the season which would be the lone goal of the game for the Spitfires
- Fellow Washington Capitals prospect Cam Allen continued his fantastic start to his time with the London Knights as he notched two assists for his third multipoint performance in just seven games with the Knights
- London ends Windsor’s win streak at eight games as they collect their second win of 2025 to move into first place in the league and move to 2-1-0-0 against the Spitfires this season
- Aleksei Medvedev played phenomenally in goal making 40 saves to backstop his team to victory
Game Centre | Windsor Post-Game
Oshawa Generals 3 at Ottawa 67’s 2
- Nashville Predators prospect Andrew Gibson scored his first goal as a member of the Oshawa Generals in his debut as he scored withjust 47 seconds left in the game to win the game
- Anaheim Ducks prospect Beckett Sennecke scord a pair of goals to record his third straight multipoint game and his 10th multipoint performance in the last 12 games
- Newly acquired Ethan Griffin also made his debut for the Oshawa Generals
- Columbus Blue Jackets prospect and Ottawa 67’s captain Luca Pinelli scored a late goal to tie the game which looked to be forcing overtime before Andrew Gibson scored the game winner
- Oshawa improves to 3-0-1-0 against the 67’s in their season series
- The 67’s remain winless in 2025 with the loss to Oshawa
- Jacob Oster backstopped Oshawa to a win with 24 saves, Collin MacKenzie also had a solid performance making 29 saves for the 67’s in the loss
Game Centre | Oshawa Post-Game
Owen Sound Attack 5 at Sarnia Sting 3
- Masen Wray notched his second straight two goal game for the Attack as Owen Sound wins their second straight game
- The Attack end Sarnia’s hot start to the new year as they snap their win streak
- Landen Hookey had a first-star performance for the Attack as he put up a two point performance (1G, 1A)
- Ryan Brown also had a two point performance for the Sting scoring a goal and adding an assist
- Owen Sound’s Matthew Koprowski made 27 saves in the 5-3 win as he improves to 6-6-0-0 on the season
Game Centre | Owen Sound Post-Game
Niagara IceDogs 5 at Sudbury Wolves 4
- Mathieu Paris scored the game winning goal with just 25 seconds left in the game, scoring his third goal of the season
- Niagara seeking back-to-back wins. Sudbury looking for their fourth win of 2025
- Kocha Delic continued his hot offensive play with another goal for the Sudbury Wolves, marking his 19th of the season and his eighth straight game with a goal. Delic has scored 14 goals in that eight game span
- Alex Assadourian notched a pair of goals assisted by Winnipeg Jets prospect Kevin He
- Kevin He added an assist on Mathieu Paris’ game winning goal for a three point performance
- Newly acquired Calgary Flames prospect Henry Mews scored a goal in his debut for the Sudbury Wolves he added two assists for a three point performance
- Chase Coughlan scored two goals for the Sudbury Wolves including a game tying goal late in the third period
- The IceDogs win their second straight game as they begin to build some new year momentum
Game Centre | Sudbury Post-Game
Kingston Frontenacs 6 at Soo Greyhounds 5 (OT)
- Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Emil Pieniniemi completed the Kingston comeback as he scored the game winning goal in overtime
- Kingston winners of three straight games, looking to remain undefeated in 2025. Soo looking to avoid a third straight loss
- Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Ethan Hay scored in his debut for the Kingston Frontenacs
- Buffalo Sabres prospect Ethan Miedema recorded two goals and an assist to spark the comeback win
- Recent acquisition, rookie Brady T Smith scored his first two goals as a member of the Soo Greyhounds including the opening goal of the game
- Utah Hockey Club prospects Owen Allard and Noel Nordh each lit the lamp for the Soo Greyhounds
- Charlie Schenkel started against his former Greyhounds team after being recently acquired by the Frontenacs, Schenkel struggled as he allowed five goals on 31 shots before Gavin Betts came in in relief
- Kingston wins their third straight game scoring five unanswered goals in the comeback victory
- The Soo Greyhounds lose their straight game
