LONDON, Ont. — Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and three assists as the London Knights won their third straight by routing the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 7-2 on Saturday night in Ontario Hockey League action.
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Mitchell Marner added two goals and an assist for the Knights (6-1-2). Olli Juolevi, Brandon Crawley, Max Jones and JJ Piccinich rounded out the attack.
Jack Kopacka and Blake Speers scored for Sault Ste. Marie (4-4-2), which lost its fifth straight.
Tyler Parsons turned away 28 shots for the win while also stopping a penalty shot in the first period. Brandon Halverson stopped 36 shots in the loss.
London went 3 for 7 on the power play while the Greyhounds were scoreless on five chances.
Knights forward Chandler Yakimowicz received a major penalty and game misconduct for kneeing at 3:52 of the second period.
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OTTERS 4, STORM 2
ERIE, Pa. — Vanya Lodnia, Riley MacRae and Jake Marchment scored in the third period as the Otters won their ninth straight by toppling Guelph.
Alex DeBrincat found the back of the net for his 13th of the season in the second period for Erie (9-0-0).
Tyler Boston and James McEwan had power-play goals for the Storm (1-6-1).
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BULLDOGS 4, FRONTENACS 2
HAMILTON — Mason Marchment scored the winner in the third period as the Bulldogs doubled up Kingston.
Jake Bricknell and Trent Fox also had goals for Hamilton (4-4-0). Benjamin Gleason added an empty-netter.
Lawson Crouse and Spencer Watson found the back of the net for the Frontenacs (5-2-2), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
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ICEDOGS 3, WOLVES 1
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Vince Dunn struck twice as the IceDogs got past Sudbury.
Jordan Maletta added a goal and assist for Niagara (3-5-1) while Anthony DiFruscia and Brendan Perlini tacked on two assists each.
Jacob Harris responded in the third period for the Wolves (2-7-0).
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STEELHEADS 5, SPIRIT 4 (OT)
SAGINAW, Mich. — Sean Day scored the winner in overtime as Mississauga edged the Spirit.
Nathan Bastian, Brendan Harrogate, Owen Tippett and Alexander Nylander chipped in with goals in regulation for the Steelheads (4-4-1).
Connor Brown had a pair of goals for Saginaw (2-5-1), with Dylan Sadowy and Blake Clarke adding the others.
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RANGERS 3, COLTS 1
BARRIE, Ont. — Adam Mascherin and Ryan MacInnis had a goal and assist each as Kitchener topped the Colts.
Jake Henderson opened the scoring for the Rangers (5-0-3) in the first period.
Andrew Mangiapane evened the game at 1-1 for Barrie (5-4-0) in the first.
