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Saginaw Spirit vs. Kitchener Rangers

Final: 4 (KIT) – 3 (SAG) – OT

Kitchener tied the game with 1:53 left in regulation and won it 10 seconds into overtime.

  • Luca Santala tied the score at three with 1:53 remaining and scored the overtime winner 10 seconds into the extra frame
  • Luca Romano, Alexander Bilecki and Alex Forrest each collected two assists as Kitchener won a third straight
  • The Rangers outshot Saginaw 31-16 and improved to 4-2
  • Braidy Wassilyn potted a pair to extend his goal-scoring streak to five games, giving him six on the season

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Windsor Spitfires vs. Guelph Storm

Final: 4 (GUE) – 2 (WSR)

Guelph built a 3-0 lead and held off Windsor for a third straight win.

  • Tyler Hopkins scored twice to help build the 3-0 Guelph lead
  • Ryan Roobroeck scored and collected the 200th point of his OHL career
  • Owen Griffin found an empty net, while Ben Hrebik stopped 23 of 25 for the win
  • Beksultan Makysh and Bogdan Yakushevsky accounted for the Windsor goals, with Michael Newlove making 28 saves

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Peterborough Petes vs. Kingston Frontenacs

Final: 5 (KGN) – 3 (PBO)

Kingston built a 5-1 lead through 40 minutes and held on to snap a three-game losing slide.

  • Matthew Minchak made 43 saves in the Kingston win
  • Nolan Snyder and Nolan Buttar scored 21 seconds apart in the second period to put things out of reach
  • Matthew Henderson, Andre Mondoux and Adam Kelly each scored their first goal of the season, while Landon Wright, Aleks Kulemin and Robin Kuzma collected two assists apiece
  • Mason Minsky scored his first OHL goal and added an assist for Peterborough, where Matthew Koprowski made 23 saves in his Petes debut

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Brampton Steelheads vs. Brantford Bulldogs

Final: 5 (BFD) – 4 (BRAM) – SO

Brampton pushed the undefeated Bulldogs to a shootout before Brantford stayed perfect.

  • Adam Nemec potted the shootout winner and Vilmer Salen Forsberg secured the victory as Brantford improved to 6-0
  • Jason Musa scored twice and added an assist, while Jack Good’s first OHL goal tied the score in the third
  • Aiden Kelly collected three assists for the Bulldogs, who won despite being outshot 48-28
  • Jared Harding scored a pair for Brampton, with Keaton Ardagh and Nathan Amidovski also tallying as the Steelheads earned their first point and sit at 0-5-0-1

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Niagara IceDogs vs. Sudbury Wolves

Final: 7 (SBY) – 1 (NIAG)

A six-goal third period powered Sudbury to a franchise-best 5-0 start.

  • Jean-Cristoph Lemieux scored a pair of power-play goals and added two assists as Sudbury went 5-for-6 on the man advantage
  • Adam Nemec recorded a goal and four assists, while Jan Chovan added a goal and three assists
  • Genc Ula, Norman Greene and Vladimir Provorov rounded out the Sudbury scoring in front of 30 saves on 31 shots from Paolo Frasca
  • Noah Read opened the scoring 3:42 into the first period, but Niagara was held scoreless the rest of the way and went 0-for-7 on the power play

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Soo Greyhounds vs. Sarnia Sting

Final: 4 (SOO) – 3 (SAR) – OT

The Soo spoiled opening night in Sarnia with a goal 26 seconds from the end of overtime.

  • Jordan Charron scored his first of the season with 26 seconds left in overtime
  • Colin Fitzgerald scored twice and Travis Hayes tallied, while Jakub Winkelhofer collected two assists as the Greyhounds improved to 4-1
  • Landon Miller stopped 31 of 34 in the Soo crease
  • Brenner Lammens, Chase Gaughan and Alessandro Di Iorio provided the Sarnia goals, with Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko making 30 saves

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Ottawa 67’s vs. Oshawa Generals

Final: 4 (OTT) – 1 (OSH)

Ottawa bounced back from surrendering 10 goals on Sunday with a 29-save night in goal.

  • Jaeden Nelson stopped 29 of 30 shots for the 67’s
  • Nic Whitehead, Brayden Krawczyk and Ondrej Ruml each scored their first goal of the season
  • Spencer Bowes hit an empty net and Brock Chitaroni collected two assists
  • Aiden O’Donnell scored the lone Oshawa marker, where Jaden Cholette made 31 saves as the Generals fell to 3-3

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North Bay Battalion vs. London Knights

Final: 4 (LDN) – 1 (NB)

London was outshot 39-21 but got a 38-save night in goal to stay unbeaten.

  • Aleksei Medvedev turned in a first star performance with 38 saves
  • Marcus Nordmark scored his first OHL goal, while Thomas Zocco, Jaxon Cover and Cohen Bidgood added markers
  • Jonathan Kapageridis collected two assists against his former team, and Juho Piiparinen made his OHL debut for London
  • Evgeny Dubrovtsev provided the North Bay goal, his fifth of the season, as the Knights improved to 4-0

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