OHL roundup: Travelling Firebirds edge 67’s 4-3 in overtime
By The Canadian Press on December 2, 2023.
OTTAWA – Marko Stojkov’s goal at 4:36 of overtime gave the visiting Flint Firebirds a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa 67’s in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at TD Centre. Kaden Pitre scored twice for the Firebirds (13-11-1-1), who outshot the 67’s 31-29. Gavin Hayes also scored for the Firebirds, who trailed 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 heading into the third. Chris Barlas, Luca Pinelli and Cooper Foster scored for the 67’s (14-9-1-0), who went 1-for-3 on the power play. The Firebirds did not have a power play opportunity. In other OHL games on Saturday: — GENERALS 5 BULLDOGS 2 BRANTFORD, Ont. – Rasmus Kumpulainen scored twice in a three-goal second period as the visiting Oshawa Generals defeated the Brantford Bulldogs 5-2. Luke Torrance, Matthew Buckley and David Bedkowski also scored for the Generals (9-11-2-1), who outshot the Bulldogs 26-21. Calvin Crombie and Marek Vanacker scored for the Bulldogs (12-9-4-1). — GREYHOUNDS 4 COLTS 1 SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Bryce McConnell-Barker scored a goal and added an assist as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defeated the visiting Barrie Colts 4-1. Alex Kostov, Arttu Karki and Connor Clattenburg also scored for the West Division-leading Greyhounds (17-8-2-0). Roenick Jodoin scored for the Colts (11-13-0-0). — ATTACK 7 OTTERS 4 OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Cedrick Guindon and Taos Jordan each scored twice as the Owen Sound Attack beat the visiting Erie Otters 7-4. Ethan Burroughs, Ben Cormier and Sam Sedley also scored for the Attack (13-10-2-0). Pano Fimis scored twice for the Otters (10-11-4-0), while Ondrej Molnar and Martin Misiak netted singles. — BATTALION 7 PETES 3 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Owen Van Steensel scored three goals as the visiting North Bay Battalion defeated the East Division-leading Peterborough Petes 7-3. Anthony Romani scored twice for the Battalion (13-8-4-1), while Justin Ertel and Liam Arnsby added singles. Samuel Mayer scored twice for the Petes (13-7-3-1), while Owen Beck added a single. — SPIRIT 7 KNIGHTS 5 SAGINAW, Mich. – Calem Mangone scored a goal and added two assists as the Saginaw Spirit beat the visiting London Knights 7-5. Matyas Sapovaliv, Hunter Haight, Michael Misa, Ethan Hay, Lincoln Moore and Rodwin Dionicio also scored for the Spirit (16-8-0-1). Kasper Halttunen, Denver Barkey, Oliver Bonk, Sam Dickinson and Max McCue scored for the Knights (15-10-0-1). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 2, 2023. 32-31
