OHL roundup: Othmann nets playoff winner as Petes edge Wolves 2-1
By The Canadian Press on March 31, 2023.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Brennan Othmann scored 14 seconds into the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and the goal stood as the winner as the Peterborough Petes opened their Ontario Hockey League playoff series on Friday with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Sudbury Wolves. Tucker Robertson also scored for the Petes, who trailed 1-0 after the first period. The Petes outshot the Wolves 53-41. Petes’ goaltender Michael Simpson stopped 40 of 41 shots. Evan Konyen scored for the Wolves. Goaltender Kevyn Brassard kicked out 51 of 53 shots for the visitors. Elsewhere in the OHL: — BATTALION 5 STEELHEADS 1 North Bay leads best-of-seven series 1-0 NORTH BAY, Ont. – Anthony Romani scored twice as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Mississauga Steelheads 5-1 in the opening game of their best-of-seven playoff series. Dalyn Wakely, Josh Bloom and Ty Nelson also scored for the Battalion. James Hardie scored for the Steelheads. — KNIGHTS 7 ATTACK 0 London leads best-of-seven series 1-0 LONDON, Ont. – Sean McGurn scored three goals and Max McCue scored twice as the London Knights crushed the visiting Owen Sound Attack in the opening game of their best-of-seven playoff series. Knights goaltender Brett Brochu stopped all 25 shots to record the shutout. Attack goaltender Corbin Votary kicked out 35 of 42 shots. — STING 5 STORM 0 Sarnia leads best-of-seven series 1-0 SARNIA, Ont. – Benjamin Gaudreau earned a shutout as the Sarnia Sting blanked the visiting Guelph Storm 5-0 in the first game of their best-of-seven playoff series. Sandis Vilmanis, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Nolan Burke, Nolan Dillingham and Marcus Limpar-Lantz also scored for the Sting. Storm netminder Patrick Leaver stopped 32 of 37 shots. — SPIRIT 4 FIREBIRDS 1 Saginaw leads best-of-seven series 2-0 SAGINAW, Mich. – Matyas Sapovaliv scored three goals as the Saginaw Spirit defeated the visiting Flint Firebirds 4-1 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series. Hunter Haight also scored for the Spirit, who won Game 1 on Thursday 7-1. Nolan Dann scored for the Firebirds. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2023. 32-31
