GUELPH 5, MISSISSAUGA 4 SO
– Valentin Zhugin and Matthew Poitras scored in the shootout as the Guelph Storm edged the Mississauga Steelheads 5-4.
– Making his Storm debut, Zhugin also found the back of the net late in the second period for his first pre-season goal. Matthew Papais and Cooper Walker also added goals before Danny Zhilkin scored his team-leading fourth goal of the pre-season.
– Mississauga’s Luca DelBelBelluz, Chas Sharpe and James Hardie posted two-point nights.
– Zakary Lavoie scored the tying goal on the power play 12:41 into the final frame.
– The Steelheads outshot the Storm 32-27.
– Kirsten Welsh made OHL history, making her debut as the League’s first-ever woman linesperson.
GAME CENTRE
Storm win!
Third Period:
🚨 Cooper Walker (🍎McFarlane, 🍏 Poitras)
🚨Danny ZhilkinOT:
✅Valentin Zhugin
✅Matt PoitrasWe’re back tomorrow on home ice at 7:30 p.m. Get your tickets here 👉https://t.co/HNngL6UHA4#ComeBackKids | #StormCity pic.twitter.com/oQBbGwRdmy
— Guelph Storm (@Storm_City) October 1, 2021
LONDON 6, BARRIE 5 SO
– Shootout goals off the sticks of Abakar Kazbekov and Brody Crane pushed the London Knights past the Barrie Colts 6-5.
– Colts forward Jacob Frasca scored a hat-trick in the loss and also found the back of the net in the shootout.
– Kazbekov scored his first goal with the Knights and added two assists while Denver Barkey totalled three assists.
– Barrie teammates Ryan Del Monte and Hunter Haight earned two points each. London’s Max McCue also put up a two-point night.
GAME CENTRE
THE SHOOTOUT HERO 🕺
📸 @joshkim_ pic.twitter.com/DoOUfKgqih
— London Knights (@LondonKnights) October 1, 2021
