Friday Highlights: Hat Trick Pandamonium

Niagara IceDogs 1 at Brantford Bulldogs 10

This game saw one of the rarest feats in hockey history as the three separate Brantford Bulldogs recorded hat tricks in identical four point performances (3G, 1A): Chicago Blackhawks prospects Nick Lardis and Marek Vanacker, and New Jersey Devils prospect Cole Brown
NHL Draft prospect Jake O’Brien was the only other goal scorer for Brantford as he recorded his 27th goal of the season late in the second period
Jack Brauti scored the lone goal of the game for the IceDogs at the very start of the second frame of play
Buffalo Sabres prospect Ryerson Leenders played phenomenally in goal for the Bulldogs as he made 43 stops in their big 10-1 victory

Erie Otters 5 at Owen Sound Attack 8

Owen Sound attack rookie recorded his third hat-trick in the last eight games. He has 12 goals over that span and is now just seven back of Colby Barlow’s rookie record in goals. Mbuyi also notched two assists for a season best five point performance
Landen Hookey also recorded his third hat trick of the season and had a season high four points with a three goal one assist performance
Owen Sound defenceman James Petrovski had a solid night with a three point performance (2G, 1A)
Sam Alfano had a two goal, three point performance for the Erie Otters, but the Otters couldn’t generate enough offence to take down Owen Sound on the road
This game saw full use of both benches as all four goalies made an appearance, both the Erie Otters and Owen Sound Attack made goalie changes at various points in the game

Oshawa Generals 7 at Guelph Storm 5

Anaheim Ducks prospect Beckett Sennecke helped spark an Oshawa comeback effort with his third hat trick of the season
Nashville Predators prospect Andrew Gibson, and Harrison Franssen also scored in a four goal run for the Generals to overcome a 2-0 deficit after the first period
Guelph’s Rowan Topp scored his first career OHL goal coming in his 110th OHL game after three seasons in the league
Max Namestnikov put up a late pair of goals for the Storm to get them within one in the third before Winnipeg Jets prospect Colby Barlow scored an empty net goal to seal it

Sudbury Wolves 3 at Flint Firebirds 2

Ondrej Molnar had a three point performance (2G, 1A) in his first three point game of the season and second multi goal game of the year
Flint defenceman Blake Smith got in on both of their goals as he racked up assists on Alex Kostov’s 12th of the year and Evan Konyen’s 14th of the season
San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty kicked off the scoring for the Wolves with his 18th of the season in the first period
Both Nate Krawchuk and Finn Marshall appeared in the game for the Wolves stopping a combined 28 shots in the win

Kitchener Rangers 2 at Kingston Frontenacs 4

The Frontenacs and Rangers did battle in the Friday Night Faceoff
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Tuomas Uronen shined with a two goal performance as he hit the 30 goal and 70 point mark on the season for the first time in his career
Cedrick Guindon racked up three assists to help drive his team to victory
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Trent Swick opened the scoring for the Rangers with his 26th goal of the season
Charlie Schenkel had a solid showing in goal for the Fronts, making 28 saves on 30 shots for his ninth win as a member of the Frontenacs
The Kingston Frontenacs set a franchise record with their 10th straight victory on home ice

Soo Greyhounds 3 at London Knights 7

New York Islanders prospect Jesse Nurmi put up a three point performance with a goal and two assists
NHL Draft prospect Henry Brzustewicz scored the game winning goal for the Knights with his ninth of the year
NHL Draft prospect Brady Martin was a principal contributor for the Soo as he scored two goals for the Greyhounds
Ryder Boulton scored the fourth goal of his OHL career and has matched his career highs in both goals, assists and points (2G, 3A, 5P)
Philadelphia Flyers prospect and London Knights captain Denver Barkey reached the 20 goal mark on the season for the third straight season
NHL Draft prospect Aleksei Medvedev made 24 saves to earn his 19th win of the season

Windsor Spitfires 2 at Saginaw Spirit 3 (OT)

NHL Draft prospect Michael Misa scored the overtime game winning goal. Misa ties the Spirit single season goal record with his OT goal, matching Josh Shalla’s 47
The Spitfires tied the game late in the third period with two goals in 20 seconds courtesy of Noah Morneau rookie Ethan Belchetz
This was one of the few goalie battles across the league tonight as Andrew Oke made 42 saves in the win for Saginaw and Joey Costanzo stopped 30 in the overtime loss for Windsor

Ottawa 67’s 4 at Peterborough Petes 1

Ottawa goaltender Collin MacKenzie came up huge with a 35 save performance to help them secure another victory in 2025
The 67’s saw goals from around the lineup as they had four different goal scorers: Kohyn Eshkawkogan, Josh Brady, Jack Dever, and Cooper Foster
Brady Stonehouse’s game opening goal was his 10th of the season and the lone score of the game for the Petes
Ottawa completes a sweep of the Petes in a home-and-home series for their second straight victory