OHL Playoffs: Steelheads down Petes to open Eastern Conference final

Michael-McLeod;-Mississauga-Steelheads;-OHL;-CHL;-New-jersey-Devils;-2016-NHL-Draft;-Sportsnet

Mississauga Steelheads captain Michael McLeod (Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Michael McLeod had a goal and three assists and Spencer Watson struck twice as the Mississauga Steelheads downed the Peterborough Petes 5-3 on Thursday in Game 1 of the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference final.

Ryan McLeod and Owen Tippett also scored for the Steelheads, who got a 27-save outing from Matthew Mancina.

Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored once and set up goals from Steven Lorentz and Nikita Korostelev to lead the Petes with a three-point effort.

Dylan Wells stopped 27-of-32 shots in defeat.

Peterborough entered Thursday with an 8-0 record in the playoffs, with sweeps over the Niagara IceDogs and Kingston Frontenacs.

The Petes will host Game 2 on Saturday.

The Western Conference final between the Erie Otters and Owen Sound Attack starts Friday.

[relatedlinks]

When submitting content, please abide by our submission guidelines, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.