OHL Roundup: Knights outduel Spitfires in shootout in battle of West’s best
By The Canadian Press on March 2, 2023.
WINDSOR, Ont. – Oliver Bonk scored the shootout winner and the London Knights defeated the Windsor Spitfires 4-3 on Thursday in a battle between the top two teams in the Western Conference. Jacob Julien, Brody Crane and Ruslan Gazizov provided the offence in regulation for London (41-15-2). Brett Brochu turned away 25 shots between regulation and overtime. Colton Smith, Shane Wright and Alex Christopoulos answered for Windsor (38-14-4-2). Joey Costanzo stopped 24 shots. Gazizov scored the game-tying goal 4:53 into the third period, eventually sending the contest to overtime before the six-round shootout. — BULLDOGS 7 COLTS 5 BARRIE, ONT. – Cole Brown had a hat trick and one assist as the Hamilton Bulldogs pulled out a 7-5 win over the Barrie Colts. Adrian Rebelo, Patrick Thomas, Florian Xhekaj and Masen Wray provided the rest of the offence for Hamilton (29-25-4). Matteo Drobac made 29 saves. Brandt Clarke, with a hat trick, Declan McDonnell and Cole Beaudoin replied for Barrie (34-16-6-2). Anson Thornton stopped 20 shots. — BATTALION 5 WOLVES 2 NORTH BAY, ONT. – Dalyn Wakely scored twice to lift the North Bay Battalion to a 5-2 win over the Sudbury Wolves. Matvey Petrov, Jacob Therrien and Kyle McDonald added the others for North Bay (38-17-2-1). Dom DiVincentiis made 17 saves. David Goyette and Quentin Musty replied for Sudbury (24-25-5-3), which saw its early 2-1 lead evaporate into a three-goal loss. Kevyn Brassard stopped 27 shots. — SPIRIT 2 PETES 0 PETERBOROUGH, ONT. – Tristan Lennox earned a 59-save shutout, leading the Saginaw Spirit to a 2-0 victory over the Peterborough Petes. Mitchell Smith and Roberto Mancini scored for Saginaw (31-24-2-1). Michael Simpson stopped 25 shots for Peterborough (30-24-1-2). This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2023. 22-21
