OHL Roundup: Suzuki leads Storm over Spirit in Game 7

Nick Suzuki scores playoff leading 13th into the empty net to seal the series comeback for the Guelph Storm over the Saginaw Spirit, to book their spot in the OHL finals vs. the Ottawa 67’s.

SAGINAW, Mich. – The Guelph Storm have advanced to the Ontario Hockey League final.

Nick Suzuki’s empty-net goal late in the third period proved to be the winner as Guelph edged the Saginaw Spirit 3-2 on Monday in Game 7 of their OHL Western Conference final.

Cedric Ralph and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for the Storm, who will face the Ottawa 67’s for the OHL championship and a spot in the Memorial Cup.

Damien Giroux scored twice for Saginaw, including a late third-period goal that brought the Spirit within one after Suzuki’s empty-netter.

Storm goaltender Anthony Popovich stopped 23 shots. Saginaw’s Tristan Lennox mad 30 saves.

Ottawa, the Eastern Conference champion, earned its spot in the OHL final with a four-game sweep of the Oshawa Generals.

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