Saturday Highlights: A trio of extra time comebacks

Sudbury Wolves 2 at Peterborough Petes 1 (OT)

Seattle Kraken prospect Nathan Villeneuve scored the game winning goal in overtime for the Sudbury Wolves
Villeneuve also assisted on San Jose Sharks prospect Quentin Musty’s 30th goal of the season to tie the game
Francis Parish opened the scoring for the Petes early in the game, striking 1:19 into the contest to put Peterborough up 1-0
Sudbury goaltender Finn Marshall played phenomenally in goal as he stopped 31 of the 32 shots he faced to earn the victory in overtime
Zach Bowen also had a stellar performance in goal for the Petes as he made 39 saves in the loss

Windsor Spitfires 5 at Saginaw Spirit 6 (SO)

Washington Capitals prospect Ilya Protas had a four point performance for the Windsor Spitfires with a hat trick and an assist as he reached the 50 goal mark on the season
San Jose Sharks prospect Igor Chernyshov also had a four point performance for the Saginaw Spirit as he scored and notched three assists in their shootout victoryu
NHL Draft prospect Michael Misa scored his 59th goal of the season to tie the game with less than two minutes to play and force overtime, where he would score the game winning goal in the shootout
Kaleb Papineau backstopped his team with a 39 save performance including two extra saves in the shootout as they ground the Windsor Spitfires

Sarnia Sting 3 at Barrie Colts 4 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks prospect Anthony Romani secured the comeback victory for the Barrie Colts with his game winning goal in overtime
NHL Draft prospect Kashawn Aitcheson forced overtime with his game tying goal with 54 seconds left to play in the game
With his goal, Aitcheson has set a new Barrie Colts franchise record in goals by a defenceman with his 24th of the season
Dallas Stars prospect Emil Hemming got the comeback effort started with his 18th goal of the season midway through the second period, he also assisted on Romani’s overtime goal.
Utah Hockey Club prospect Cole Beaudoin and Barrie Colts captain Beau Jelsma each had two assists down the stretch to help drive the Colts to the win
Zach Filak, Easton Wainwright, and Daylen Moses scored in the contest for the Sarnia Sting
Evan Maillet played well in goal for Sarnia, stopping 35 shots in the loss
Sam Hillebrandt earned his 21st victory of the season with his 27 save performance in the overtime victory

Niagara IceDogs 5 at Erie Otters 2

Owen Flores returned to action for the IceDogs in this contest and played phenomenally as he stopped 39 of 41 shots in the victory
Winnipeg Jets prospect Kevin he also had a strong performance with a three point night as he scored twice and recorded an assist on Ryan Roobroeck’s game winning goal
Callum Hughes and Chicago Blackhawks prospect Martin Misiak found the back of the net for the Erie Otters
Ryan Roobroeck continued his stellar season as he put home his 39th goal of the season to mark the game winner for Niagara, he added an assist for a two point performance

Soo Greyhounds 6 at Flint Firebirds 3

Marco Mignosa had a pair of goals in the game for the Greyhounds as he extends his career best goal total to 36
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Sam McCue scored a pair of goals on the power play for the Firebirds
Justin Cloutier’s 27th goal of the season came late in the second period and would stand as the game winning goal for the Soo Greyhounds as they take it 6-3
Travis Hayes opened the scoring for the Greyhounds with his 19th goal of the season
NHL Draft prospect Brady Martin notched two assists in the game
Nolan Lalonde made 25 saves in the victory

Kitchener Rangers 3 at Owen Sound Attack 2

Ottawa Senators prospect Luke Ellinas hit the 20 goal mark on the season with his game winning goal coming midway through the final frame
Adrian Misaljevic opened the scoring for the Rangers with his 31st goal of the season
Bruce McDonald and Michael Dec scored two in a row for the Owen Sound Attack to give them a brief lead heading into the third period of play
Owen Sound goaltender Matthew Koprowski put up a solid effort in goal with 26 saves on 29 shots
Kitchener goaltender Jason Schaubel earned his 10th victory of the year as he made 20 saves for the Rangers