OHL roundup: Bulldogs sink teeth into 67’s with 6-3 win

The Canadian Press

HAMILTON — Nick Lardis and Sahil Panwar each scored twice and added an assist as the Hamilton Bulldogs chomped down on the visiting Ottawa 67’s with a 6-3 Ontario Hockey League victory on Sunday.

Florian Xhekaj and Lawson Sherk also scored for the Bulldogs (33-26-4-0), who led 2-1 after the first period and 5-2 heading into the third.

Gavin Ewles, Luca Pinelli and Jack Beck scored for the Eastern Conference-leading 67’s (46-12-3-2), who outshot the Bulldogs 37-17.

Bulldogs netminder Matteo Drobac stopped 34 of 37 shots in the victory.

Elsewhere in the OHL:

BATTALION 4 KNIGHTS 0

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Kyle McDonald scored his 31st goal of the season and Dom DiVincentiis made 27 saves to earn the shutout as the North Bay Battalion blanked the visiting London Knights 4-0.

Kyle Jackson, Anthony Romani and Liam Arnsby also scored for the Battalion (43-17-2-1). Ty Nelson chipped in with two assists.

Knights Goaltender Brett Brochu saved 23 of 26 shots for the Western Conference-leading Knights (42-18-2-0), who trailed 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 heading into the third.

Both teams had 27 shots on goal and both went 0-for-2 on the power play.

STING 6 RANGERS 3

SARNIA, Ont. — Nolan Burke scored three goals and Luca Del Bel Belluz added three assists as the Sarnia Sting defeated the visiting Kitchener Rangers 6-3.

Ty Voit, Sandis Vilmanis and Ethan Ritchie all scored for the Sting (35-24-2-2), who led 3-1 after the first period and 5-2 after 40 minutes.

Lleyton Moore, Hunter Brzustewicz and Francesco Pinelli scored for the Rangers (30-28-4-0), who were outshot 34-30.

FIREBIRDS 5 GENERALS 1

OSHAWA, Ont. — Gavin Hayes scored twice and Amadeus Lombardi added two assists as the visiting Flint Firebirds marched past the Oshawa Generals 5-1

Artem Guryev, Tyler Deline and Nolan Dann also scored for the Firebirds (32-26-4-1), who outshot the Generals 35-26.

Cameron Butler scored for the Generals (24-32-1-5).

* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2023.

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