By The Canadian Press on January 20, 2024.
LONDON, Ont. – Oliver Bonk and Evan Van Gorp each scored twice as the London Knights crushed the visiting Kitchener Rangers 10-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday. Ruslan Gazizov, Isaiah George, Kasper Halttunen, Jacob Julien, Alec Leonard and Easton Cowan also scored for the Knights (31-11-0-1), who outshot the visitors 45-21 and moved into top spot in the Midwest Division, one point ahead of the Rangers. Luca Romano, Eduard Å alé and Matthew Andonovski scored for the Rangers (30-13-2-0). Elsewhere in the OHL on Saturday: — BULLDOGS 5 SPITFIRES 1 BRANTFORD, Ont. – Noah Nelson scored a goal and an assist as the Brantford Bulldogs beat the visiting Windsor Spitfires 5-1. Marek Vanacker, Lawson Sherk, Zakary Lavoie and Jake O’Brien also scored for the East Division-leading Bulldogs (21-12-6-2). Pasquale Zito scored for the Spitfires (13-24-3-1). — SPIRIT 3 PETES 1 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Zayne Parekh scored a goal and added an assist as the visiting Saginaw Spirit edged the Peterborough Petes 3-1. Rodwin Dionicio and Michael Misa also scored for the Spirit (28-12-0-1). Chase Lefebvre scored for the Petes (15-22-4-1). — STING 6 FIREBIRDS 2 FLINT, Mich. – Kai Schwindt scored twice as the visiting Sarnia Sting topped the Flint Firebirds 6-2. Carter Kostuch, Daylen Moses, Cooper Way and Tyson Doucette also scored for the Sting (17-25-2-0). Oliver Peer and Nathan Aspinall scored for the Firebirds (17-23-2-1). — COLTS 7 ICEDOGS 0 BARRIE, Ont. – Beau Jelsma scored twice and added three assists, Sam Hillebrandt stopped all 42 shots fired at him, and the Barrie Colts whipped the visiting Niagara IceDogs 7-0. Riley Patterson, Zach Wigle, Tai York, Cole Beaudoin and Bode Stewart also scored for the Colts (16-22-1-0), who outshot the visitors 45-42. Owen Flores stopped 23 of 29 shots for the IceDogs (11-24-5-1) in two periods. Charlie Robertson stopped 15 of 16 shots in the third. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 20, 2024. 27