By The Canadian Press on March 16, 2024.
BRANTFORD, Ont. – Marek Vanacker scored the winner, Lawson Sherk chipped in with three assists, and the Brantford Bulldogs beat the visiting Ottawa 67’s 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday. Daniil Sobolev, Patrick Thomas, Ben Bujold and Luca Testa also scored for the Bulldogs (35-19-8-2), who outshot the visitors 31-19. Luca Pinelli and Jacob Maillet scored for the 67’s (35-23-5-2). Elsewhere in the OHL on Saturday: — OTTERS 5 SPIRIT 4 ERIE, Penn. – Dylan Edwards scored the game-winning goal at 18:11 of the third period as the Erie Otters edged the visiting Saginaw Spirit 5-4. Alexis Daviault, Martin Misiak, Pano Fimis and Kaleb Smith also scored for the Otters (30-28-5-2). Josh Bloom scored twice for the West Division-leading Spirit (47-16-1-1), while Matyas Sapovaliv and Hunter Haight netted singles. — BATTALION 7 PETES 4 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Dalyn Wakely scored twice as the visiting North Bay Battalion defeated the Peterborough Petes 7-4. Owen Van Steensel and Anthony Romani also scored twice for the Battalion (36-20-6-2), while Sandis Vilmanis netted a single. Tommy Purdeller scored twice for the Petes (20-37-7-1), while Chase Lefebvre and Braydon McCallum added singles. — GREYHOUNDS 5 ATTACK 2 OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Gavin Hayes scored a goal and added an assist as the visiting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds knocked off the Owen Sound Attack 5-2. Owen Allard, Jacob Frasca, Christopher Brown and Bryce McConnell-Barker also scored for the Greyhounds. Servac Petrovsky and Declan Waddick scored for the Attack. — WOLVES 6 COLTS 1 BARRIE, Ont. – Quentin Musty scored twice as the visiting Sudbury Wolves whipped the Barrie Colts 6-1. Dalibor Dvorský, Landon McCallum, David Goyette and Andre Anania also scored for the Wolves (36-21-4-3). Carter Lowe scored for the Colts (26-33-4-0). — FIREBIRDS 7 SPITFIRES 4 FLINT, Mich. – Oliver Peer scored twice as the Flint Firebirds defeated the visiting Windsor Spitfires 7-4. Nolan Dann, Jimmy Lombardi, Nathan Aspinall, Alex Kostov and Simon Slavicek also scored for the Firebirds (30-30-4-1). Josef Eichler, Ryan Abraham, Valentin Zhugin and Noah Morneau scored for the Spitfires (17-38-5-3). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 16, 2024. 32