KITCHENER, Ont. — Greg Meireles had two goals and two assists as the Kitchener Rangers beat the Saginaw Spirit 6-2 on Friday night in Ontario Hockey League action.
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Jeremy Bracco scored once and added two assists for the Rangers (5-1-1). Dylan Seitz, Connor Bunnaman and Dylan Di Perna also chipped in.
Tye Felhaber and Mitchell Stephens found the back of the net for Saginaw (1-6-1).
Dawson Carty stopped 33 shots for the win in net. Evan Cormier took the loss after turning away 21-of-26 shots in 45:49. Brendan Bonello finished the game and made eight saves.
Kitchener scored twice on eight power plays and held the Spirit scoreless on their four chances with the man advantage.
—
FIREBIRDS 5 STEELHEADS 4
FLINT, Mich. — Luke Kirwan scored twice and added an assist while Everett Clark had a goal and two helpers as the Firebirds edged Mississauga.
Cullen Mercer and Ryan Moore had the others for Flint (5-2-1), which got 31 saves from Garrett Forrest. Alex Peters tacked on three assists.
Owen Tippett struck twice with Brendan Harrogate and Sean Day also scoring for the Steelheads (3-5-0). Michael McLeod added three assists and Jacob Ingham stopped 17 shots.
Ryan Moore of the Firebirds received a game misconduct following a major penalty for checking to the head.
—
GREYHOUNDS 4 FRONTENACS 1
KINGSTON, Ont. — Zachary Senyshyn scored a hat trick as Sault Ste. Marie downed the Frontenacs.
David Miller also chipped in and Matthew Villalta made 27 saves for the Greyhounds (6-3-0).
Linus Nyman answered in the third for Kingston (3-4-1), which got 27 stops from Jeremy Helvig.
—
WOLVES 6 BULLDOGS 4<br>
SUDBURY, Ont. — Dmitry Sokolov had a hat trick and an assist as the Wolves got past Hamilton.
Michael Pezzetta struck twice and Alan Lyszczarczyk also scored for Sudbury (5-2-1). Jake McGrath made 36 saves.
Connor Roberts, Isaac Nurse, Trent Fox and Matthew Strome provided the offence for the Bulldogs (6-2-0). Cole Ceci turned away 29 shots.
—
STING 5 COLTS 2
SARNIA, Ont. — Anthony Salinitri and Jordan Ernst had a goal and an assist each while Justin Fazio made 28 saves as the Sting beat Barrie.
Ryan McGregor, Jaden Lindo and Nikita Korostelev also scored for Sarnia (7-2-1).
Jason Willms and Cordell James found the back of the net for the Colts (3-5-1). David Ovsjannikov took the loss after turning away 11-of-15 shots in 24:13. Christian Propp went the rest of the way and made 16 saves.
Barrie’s Tyler Tucker was ejected in the second period after a major penalty for cross checking. Teammate Adrian Carbonara was also given a game misconduct in the second following a minor penalty for slashing.
—
OTTERS 4 STORM 3 (SO)
GUELPH, Ont. — Ivan Lodnia scored the only goal in the shootout as Erie slipped past the Storm.
Kyle Maksimovich forced extra time when he tied the game 3-3 at 19:42 of the third period for the Otters (5-3-0). Taylor Raddysh had a power-play goal and Christian Girhiny had the other. Jake Lawr turned away 34 shots in net.
Nate Schnarr, Albert Michnac and Givani Smith supplied the offence for Guelph (3-5-1). Liam Herbst made 34 saves.
—
KNIGHTS 4 SPITFIRES 0
LONDON, Ont. — Calgary Flames prospect Tyler Parsons stopped all 18 shots he faced as the Knights shut out Windsor.
Max Jones had a goal and two assists with Cliff Pu, Janne Kuokkanen and Victor Mete rounding out the attack for London (4-1-2).
Mario Culina kicked out 35-of-39 shots for the Spitfires (6-3-0).
—
GENERALS 5 PETES 2
OSHAWA, Ont. — Kenny Huether had a pair of goals and Jeremy Brodeur made 23 saves as the Generals defeated Peterborough.
Demenic Commisso, Riley Stillman and Anthony Cirelli also scored for Oshawa (4-4-0).
Steven Lorentz and C.J. Clarke chipped in for the Petes (3-4-2). Dylan Wells turned aside 39 shots in goal.
