Friday Highlights: Beamish and Morneau net first career hat tricks, Hunter gets 1000th career win

Windsor Spitfires 4 at Kitchener Rangers 7

Noah Morneau had a night to remember as he recorded his first career #OHL hat trick with the Windsor Spitfires, scoring three times and adding an assist for a four point performance, but it would ultimately not be enough as Windsor would drop the game
Matthew Hlacar opened the scoring for the rangers, scoring his second goal in his last four games
Adrian Misaljevic had a first-star performance for Kitchener, scoring a crucial pair of goals to drive Kitchener to the win
Luca Romano also scored a pair of goals for Kitchener including an empty net goal to make it 7-4 late in the game
Los Angeles Kings prospect Liam Greentree scored his 45th goal of the season, the third year forward now has 110 points on the season
Kitchener Rangers goaltender Jackson Parsons had another stellar night in goal, as he stopped 39 shots for the win

Kingston Frontenacs 2 at London Knights 3

London Knights head coach Dale Hunter became just the second coach in CHL history to reach 1000 career wins in the Knights victory over Kingston
Edmonton Oilers prospect Sam O’Reilly (1G, 2A), Landon Sim (1G, 1A), and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan (1G, 1A) all recorded multipoint performances in the London Knights victory
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan extends his point streak to five games and his goal scoring streak to three straight with six goals in that stretch
Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Ethan Hay and Vegas Golden Knights prospect Tuomas Uronen got on the score sheet for Kingston but the Fronts couldn’t muster enough offence to beat the Knights
Austin Elliott stopped 21 shots in the victory for London

Sarnia Sting 5 at Guelph Storm 1

Sarnia Sting rookie Liam Beamish earned his first career OHL hat trick in Sarnia’s 5-1 win
Alessandro Di Iorio and Zach Filak also got on the scoresheet for the Sting with a goal each
Ruslan Karimov was dishing helpers for the Sting as he notched primary assists on two of Beamish’s goals
Sting goaltender Nick Surzycia made 34 saves for his 15th win of the season
Charlie Paquette surpassed the 30 goal mark, scoring his 31st of the season which stood as the lone goal of the game for the Guelph Storm

North Bay Battalion 0 at Brampton Steelheads 2

Brayden Gillespie was perfect in goal, making 26 saves for his second shutout as a member of the Brampton Steelheads and recording his fifth win in his last six starts
Parker Von Richter was the only one who could put the puck past North Bay goaltender Jack Lisson as he scored the game winning goal 1:13 into the second period
Gabriel Chiarot would add an empty net goal with 19 seconds left to play in the game to seal the game at 2-0 for the Steelheads
Jack Lisson made 22 saves in the loss for the Battalion

Owen Sound Attack 1 at Erie Otters 4

Erie came from down 1-0, scoring four unanswered goals to win
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Martin Misiak hit the 20 goal mark on the season to get the goal scoring started for Erie
NHL Draft prospect Malcolm Spence scored the insurance marker with his 27th goal of the season
Braedyn Rogers opened the scoring for the Owen Sound attack early in the first period, which would stand as their lone goal of the game
Garrett Frazer recorded his first career OHL goal 14:00 into the third period to make it 4-1 for the Erie Otters and seal the victory
Hudson Wozney made his OHL debut for the Erie Otters
With the win, Erie clinches a playoff spot for the 18th time in team-history, and the second season in a row
LA Kings prospect Carter George faced 40 shots, stopping 36 of them in the loss for the Owen Sound Attack
Noah Erliden stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced for the Erie Otters

Brantford Bulldogs 4 at Flint Firebirds 2

Chicago Blackhawks prospect Nick Lardis continued his incredible goal scoring season, as he notched another pair of goals to reach 68 on the year
Brantford scored four unanswered goals to mount a comeback effort from being down 2-0 early in the second period
Lucas Moore and Chicago Blackhawks prospect Marek Vanacker scored the other two goals in the game for the Bulldogs
Christopher Thibodeau put up a two point performance with his opening goal of the game and assisting on Artem Frolov’s third goal of the season
Buffalo Sabres prospect Ryerson Leenders made 34 saves in the victory

Oshawa Generals 3 at Sudbury Wolves 5

Hudson Chitaroni recorded his first multigoal game in the OHL as he scored twice and added an assist for a three point performance for the Sudbury Wolves
San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty also notched a three point performance (2G, 1A) to help drive the Wolves to a key win
Newly acquired New York Islanders prospect Cal Ritchie scored his 15th goal of the season in the game for the Oshawa Generals
Finn Marshall stopped 29 shots for the Wolves as Sudbury wins their third game in a row

Barrie Colts 3 at Soo Greyhounds 2

NHL Draft prospect Kashawn Aitcheson tied Andrew Marshall, Aaron Ekblad and Brandt Clarke for the most goals in a single season by a Barrie Colts defenceman with 23
Chase Reid scored the lone goals of the game for the Greyhounds as he recorded the first multigoal game of his OHL career
Ben Hrebik continued his streak of phenomenal play as of late, stopping 43 of 45 shots faced for his 19th win of the season
Dallas Stars prospect Emil Hemming scored the game winning goal for the Barrie Colts 14:33 into the third period