Weekend hockey roundup: IceDogs shoot down Bulldogs; Junior B results
Niagara winger Andrew Bruder scored Sunday as the IceDogs edged the Hamilton Bulldogs. Photo by: OHL IMAGES
The Niagara IceDogs have opened up a seven-point lead atop the Ontario Hockey League’s Central Division.
The IceDogs ran their record to 23-9-6-2 with a 6-5 shoutout win over the Hamilton Bulldogs Sunday afternoon in Hamilton. The two points give the IceDogs 52. The Sudbury Wolves are second in the division with 45 points.
The IceDogs once again were playing with a depleted lineup — they dressed only 16 skaters and never led — but managed to send the game into overtime when Philip Tomasino scored with just 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
Following a scoreless extra period, the IceDogs picked up the extra point when Stephen Dhillon stopped all three Hamilton shooters in the shootout while Ben Jones scored the winner.
Tomasino paced the IceDogs with two goals while Jones, Andrew Bruder and Jacob Paquette also scored.
Dhillon made 33 saves.
Matthew Strome and Arthur Kaliyev led the Bulldogs with two goals each while Grimsby’s Brandon Saigeon added one. Saigeon, who would seem a likely candidate to get moved by Thursday’s trade deadline, has 25 goals and 61 points in 40 games.
Strome also scored on a penalty shot but the goal was disallowed when the lights in the arena snapped off during the shot. Strome was forced to take the shot again and was stopped by Dhillon.
Friday night, the IceDogs dropped a 6-3 decision at home to the Erie Otters.
Kirill Maksimov, with his team-leading 26th of the season, Bradey Johnson and Tomasino scored for Niagara.
Former IceDog Danial Singer had a goal for the Otters and now has 13 goals and 27 points this season. Former Niagara Falls Canuck Kurtis Henry added an assist.
The IceDogs are home to Guelph Thursday and Kingston Friday.
JUNIOR B
Canucks 12 Junior Canadians 3
The Niagara Falls Canucks moved one point up on the St. Catharines Falcons for first place with a convincing 12-3 win at Welland Sunday night.
Ben Evans paced the Canucks with three goals and three assists while Justin Kyle added two goals and four assists. Andrew Bruneau also scored twice while singles went to Griffin Green, Patrick McCabe, Brandon Bastasin, Garrett Downie and Justin Randhawa.
Jarrett Olbruck, Philippe Angervil and Cody Wall replied for Welland.
The win improves Niagara Falls’ record to 27-4-0-1.
The Junior Canadians dropped to 8-22-0-2.
Panthers 4 Meteors 0
Brandon McCorriston made 39 saves for the shutout as the Pelham Panthers blanked the visiting Fort Erie Meteors Sunday afternoon in Pelham.
Wyatt Thole, Curtis Emery, Thomas Young and Chris Webber scored for the Panthers.
Pelham improved to 20-12-0-2.
The Meteors dropped to 9-21-0-3.
Falcons 10 Meteors 1
The St. Catharines Falcons ran their points streak to 27 with a lopsided victory at Fort Erie Saturday.
The Falcons, who improved to 26-3-0-2, sit one point behind the Canucks for first place with a game in hand. They will make up that game Tuesday when they host the Lockport Regals at Jack Gatecliff Arena.
Christian Girhiny paced St. Catharines with three goals and two assists and now leads the team in scoring with 25 goals and 59 points in 20 games.
Carson Edwardson also recorded a hat-trick while Jacob Roach and former Meteor Dakota Miskolczi added two each. Ethan Sims, who has been playing with the Niagara IceDogs, chipped in with three assists.
Drew Passero scored for the Meteors.
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