OHL
Andrew Wilkins, known more for his defensive skills, scored once and added an assist as the London Knights beat the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors 4-2 for their sixth victory in a row.
Wilkins scored an empty-net goal with 12 seconds remaining in the third period, only his sixth goal of the season, to seal London’s victory. He set up Kale Kerbashian for a goal late in the second period that put the Knights (28-16-2-2) ahead 2-1.
Akim Aliu and Vladimir Roth had the other goals for the Knights. Aliu’s goal, his 18th of the season, was a rocket shot that produced a delay of several minutes while the play was reviewed by the video goal judge. The puck came out of the net at a weird angle that raised doubt as to whether it actually entered the net. It was eventually ruled a goal.
Kris Sparre and Casey Cizikas scored for the Majors (23-23-1-1). Sparre’s goal, his 20th of the season, put the Majors ahead 1-0 midway through the second. Cizikas brought Mississauga to within a goal when he scored late in the third period after the Majors pulled goaltender Anthony Grieco for a sixth attacker.
Elsewhere in the OHL, it was: Brampton 5 Plymouth 4; Kingston 3 Windsor 1; Kitchener 4 Sudbury 2; Guelph 5 Sault Ste. Marie 4; and Niagara 3 Sarnia 1.
At Mississauga, Ont., Grieco stopped 28 of 31 shots. London netminder Jhase Sniderman handled 40 shots.
Battalion 5 Whalers 4
At Brampton, Ont., John Hughes scored two goals and added an assist as the Battalion (27-18-1-2) edged the Whalers (26-17-2-2). Spitfires 3 Frontenacs 1
At Kingston, Ont., Taylor Hall scored a goal and added an assist as the Spitfires (27-13-5-4) beat the Frontenacs (13-31-0-1). Rangers 4 Wolves 2
At Kitchener, Ont., Justin Azevedo scored a goal and added two assists as the Rangers (39-6-1-2) doubled up the Wolves (12-34-1-2). Storm 5 Greyhounds 4
At Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Tim Priamo scored with 16 seconds left in regulation to give the Guelph Storm a dramatic victory over the Greyhounds. IceDogs 3 Sting 1
At St. Catharines, Ont., Andrew Merrett scored two goals as the Niagara IceDogs won their fourth straight defeating the Sarnia Sting.
Source: OHL: Knights beat the Majors
