By The Canadian Press on April 29, 2024.
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist and the visiting Oshawa Generals scored three unanswered goals in the second period en route to a 5-2 victory over the North Bay Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference final on Monday. Beckett Sennecke, Stuart Rolofs and Connor Lockhart also scored for the Generals, who grabbed a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Owen Van Steensel and Sandis Vilmanis scored for the Battalion, who lost the first two games of the series in Oshawa – 4-2 on Friday and 3-0 on Sunday. The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period and the Generals led 4-1 heading into the third. The Battalion outshot the visitors 41-31. Game 4 is Wednesday at North Bay Memorial Gardens. Elsewhere in the OHL on Monday: — SPIRIT 6 KNIGHTS 2 (London leads best-of-seven series 2-1) SAGINAW, Mich. – Hunter Haight scored twice and added an assist as the Saginaw Spirit defeated the visiting London Knights 6-2 on Monday in the OHL’s Western Conference final. Owen Beck, Michael Misa, Calem Mangone and Alex Christopoulos also scored for the Spirit, who trail the best-of-seven series 2-1. Rodwin Dionicio chipped in with three assists, while Braden Hache and Zayne Parekh each added two helpers. Rusian Gazizov and Landon Sim scored for the Knights, who won a pair of 3-1 games at home to open the series. The Spirit outshot the Knights 38-20. The Knights had a 2-1 lead after the first period, but the Spirit led 4-2 heading into the third. Game 4 is Wednesday at Dow Event Center. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 29, 2024. 16