Winterton hat trick spurs Knights to 6-3 win over Frontenacs in the OHL
By The Canadian Press on March 17, 2023.
LONDON, Ont. – Ryan Winterton’s hat trick helped the London Knights double the Kingston Frontenacs 6-3 in the Ontario Hockey League on Friday night Logan Mailloux, Brody Crane and Sean McGurn also scored for London (43-19-2-0), which had secured first place in the Midwest Division. Knights netminder Brett Brochu had 21 saves for the win. Nathan Poole, Ethan Miedema and Christopher Thibodeau replied for Kingston (25-35-1-2) with Mason Vaccari stopping 37 shots in the loss. STORM 7 STING 6 (SO) GUELPH, Ont. – Braeden Bowman had a big night for the Storm with two goals and three assists and a shootout goal. Max Namestnikov also scored twice while Cam Allen and Cooper Walker each had singles for Guelph (32-27-4-1). Storm goaltender Brayden Gillespie stopped 28 shots. Marko Sikic, Ryan Mast, Nolan Dillingham, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Brenden Anderson and Sasha Pastujov all scored for Sarnia (37-17-5-4), which let a 6-4 lead slip away in the final three minutes of the game. Sting goalie Benjamin Gaudreau made 22 saves in the loss. STEELHEADS 4 OTTERS 3 (OT) MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Adam Zidlicky scored the overtime winner at 2:45 for the Steelheads. Mississauga’s goalie Alessio Beglieri stopped 31 shots in the win. Zander Veccia, Kasper Larsen and Quinn Binnie each contributed a goal for the Steelheads (31-27-6-0). Carey Terrance scored twice and Malcolm Spence once for Erie (20-37-2-5). Otters goaltender Nolan Lalonde stopped 28 of 32 shots. FIREBIRDS 3 BULLDOGS 1 FLINT, Mich. – Gavin Hayes paced the Firebirds with a pair of goals, while Nolan Dann scored once for Flint (33-27-4-1). Florian Xhekaj scored the lone goal for Hamilton (33-28-4-0) with Bulldogs netminder Tristan Malboeuf repelling 40 shots. WOLVES 3 PETES 2 SUDBURY, Ont. – Landon McCallum notched the game-winner at 2:30 of the third period for the Wolves. Quentin Musty, Landon McCallum and David Goyette also scored for Sudbury (29-27-5-3). Wolves goaltender Kevyn Brassard repelled 32 shots. Tommy Purdeller and Avery Hayes replied for Peterborough (33-27-2-2). Michael Simpson stopped 30 shots in the Petes’ net. SPITFIRES 3 GREYHOUNDS 0 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. – Joey Costanzo posted a 33-save shutout for the Spitfires. Brett Harrison, Shane Wright and Matthew Maggio were the goal scorers for Windsor (42-16-4-2). Greyhounds goalie Charlie Schenkel also had a big game with 31 saves. COLTS 5 ATTACK 4 (OT) BARRIE, Ont. – Ethan Cardwell scored 41 seconds into overtime for the host Colts. Connor Punnett, Callum Chisholm, Jacob Frasca and Beau Jelsma all scored in regulation for Barrie (39-16-6-3).. Colts goaltender Anson Thornton had 23 saves for the victory. Servac Petrovsky, Nolan Seed, Landen Hookey and Ethan Burroughs countered for Owen Sound (31-26-5-1), with Nick Chenard’s 28 saves in a losing cause. 67’S 4 GENERALS 3 OSHAWA, Ont. – Cameron Tolnai’s second-period goal at 9:22 stood up as the winner for the 67’s. Logan Morrison, Cooper Foster and Luca Pinelli also scored for Ottawa (48-12-3-2). 67’S goaltender Collin MacKenzie stopped 20 shots in the win. Ty Petrou, Luke Torrance and Ryan Gagnier were the goal scorers for Oshawa (24-34-1-5). Generals goaltender Jacob Oster had 32 saves in the loss. SPIRIT 4 RANGERS 3 (OT) KITCHENER, Ont. – Mitchell Smith’s overtime winner at 3:15 sealed the win for the Spirit. Michael Misa, Matyas Sapovaliv and Luke McNamara were the other goal scorers for Saginaw (35-24-3-2). Spirit netminder Andrew Oke was a workhorse with 42 saves in the victory. Francesco Arcuri, Francesco Pinelli and Justin Bottineau each scored for Kitchener (30-28-5-0). Rangers goaltender Marco Costantini stopped 33 shots in the loss. This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 17, 2023. 49-48
