ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — IceDogs goaltender Brent Moran stopped 35 shots as Niagara topped Saginaw 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday.
Vince Dunn, Eric Ming, and Graham Knott each had a goal and an assist for the IceDogs (18-27-7), and Aaron Haydon added the other Niagara goal.
Justin Sefton and Kristoff Kontos had goals for Saginaw (25-23-5), while Eric Locke picked up two assists.
Spirit goalie Nikita Serebryajov made 31 saves in the loss.
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FRONTENACS 7, PETES 6 (SO)
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Spencer Watson scored in regulation and again in a shootout to lift the visiting Frontenacs over the Petes.
Henri Ikonen scored twice for Kingston (28-19-4), Sam Bennett had a goal and three assists, Corey Pawley had a goal and one assist, and Ryan Verbeek also scored. Watson picked up two assists as well.
Nick Ritchie scored five goals and added one assist for the Petes (24-22-5), while Eric Cornel scored one and assisted on five more.
Kingston’s Matt Mahalak made 24 saves, while Peterborough’s Jason Da Silva stopped 44 shots in the loss.
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WHALERS 5, GREYHOUNDS 1
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Ryan Hartman and Connor Chatham scored two goals apiece as the Whalers toppled Sault Ste. Marie.
Cullen Mercer also scored for the Whalers (19-27-5).
Sergey Tolchinsky replied for the West division-leading Greyhounds (35-14-5), who have now dropped three straight.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 34 saves for the win. Sault Ste. Marie’s Brandon Halverson turned away 23 shots in defeat.
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STORM 7, BULLS 4
GUELPH, Ont. — Brock McGinn scored his 34th and 35th goals of the season to lift the Storm over Belleville.
Matt Finn and Robby Fabbri each had a goal and two assists for Guelph (41-9-3), Kerby Rychel had a goal and an assist, and Zac Leslie and Stephen Pierog scored singles.
Remie Elie had a goal and assist for the Bulls (14-33-4), and Jake Marchment, Michael Cramarossa, and Cameron Brace also scored.
Justin Nichols made 27 saves for Guelph. Belleville’s Michael Giugovaz stopped 23 shots in the loss.
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GENERALS 3, RANGERS 2
KITCHENER, Ont. — Dylan Smoskowitz scored two goals and assisted on another as Oshawa edged Kitchener.
Cole Cassels had the other goal for Oshawa (33-15-5). He also added one assist.
Mason Kohn and Matia Marcantuoni supplied the offence for the Rangers (17-32-2).
Kitchener’s Matthew Greenfield stopped 26 shots while his Oshawa counterpart, Ken Appleby, picked up the victory with 30 saves.
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KNIGHTS 7, ATTACK 3
LONDON, Ont. — Bo Horvat and Chris Tierney each scored twice and added one assist apiece to lead the Knights over Owen Sound.
Max Domi had a goal and two assists for London (35-11-5), who outshot Owen Sound 46-19. Gemel Smith and Tim Bender also scored.
Kyle Platzer scored twice for Owen Sound (23-22-6), and Ethan Szypula had a goal and an assist.
Attack goalie Jack Finn made 39 saves in the loss, while London’s Jake Patterson stopped 16 shots for the win.
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STEELHEADS 3, SPITFIRES 2
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Mississauga Steelheads did all their scoring on the power play to end the Windsor Spitfires’ seven-game winning streak.
Jared Walsh, Andrew Goldberg, and Brett Foy scored for the Steelheads (20-29-4), while Bryson Ciafrone assisted on all three goals.
The Spitfires (32-18-2) got goals from Trevor Murphy and Sam Povorozniouk, who also added an assist.
Mississauga’s Spencer Martin made 27 saves for the win. Windsor’s Alex Fotinos stopped 24 of 27 shots.
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67’s 7, STING 2
OTTAWA — Ryan Van Stralen scored two goals, and Erik Bradford had a goal and three assists to lead the 67’s over Sarnia.
Travis Konecny and Dante Salituro had a goal and two assists apiece, Brendan Bell had one goal and one assist, and Jonathan Duchesne also scored for Ottawa (18-29-4).
Hayden Hodgson and Brandon Lindberg recorded goals for the Sting (15-31-6).
Ottawa’s Philippe Trudeau stopped 35 shots for the win, while Sarnia’s Taylor Dupuis turned aside 34 to pick up the loss.
