OHL playoffs: Knights headed to final after stinging Sting 5-1
By The Canadian Press on May 7, 2023.
SARNIA, Ont. – The visiting London Knights spotted the Sarnia Sting a 1-0 lead then stormed back with five unanswered goals to post a 5-1 victory and win the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference final series in six games. Denver Barkley, Easton Cowan and Ryan Winterton each had a goal and assist for the Knights, while Logan Mailloux and Ryan Humphrey netted singles. Marcus Limpar-Lantz scored for the Sting, who were outshot 25-24 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena. The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period and the Knights led 3-1 heading into the third. The Knights went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Sting were 0-for-3. The Knights, who won the Wayne Gretzky Trophy as conference champs for the seventh time, will play the winner of the Peterborough Petes-North Bay Battalion series in the OHL Championship series. Elsewhere in the OHL: — PETES 4 BATTALION 3 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Avery Hayes scored at 2:40 of overtime to lift the Peterborough Petes to a 4-3 victory over the visiting North Bay Battalion and force a Game 7 showdown in their OHL Eastern Conference final series. J.R. Avon, Chase Stillman and Samuel Mayer also scored for the Petes, who led 2-0 after the first period but were tied 2-2 heading into the third. Brennan Othmann chipped in with two assists. Josh Bloom, Anthony Romani and Matvey Petrov scored for the Battalion, who were outshot 44-29. Game 7 is Monday night in North Bay, Ont. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 7, 2023. 16-15
