OTTAWA — Nic Whitehead's second goal of the game, scored at 16:52 of the third period, snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Ottawa 67's to a 5-4 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Saturday. Luca Pinelli also scored twice for the 67's (15-21-3-5), while Matthew Souliere netted a single. Whitehead also chipped in with two assists.
Ethan Hay, Cedrick Guindon, Gage Heyes and Tuomas Uronen scored for the Frontenacs (25-12-5-2). Both teams had 28 shots on goal. Elsewhere in the OHL on Saturday: --- RANGERS 4 OTTERS 3 ERIE, Penn.
— Jack Pridham's goal at 18:37 of the third period snapped a 3-3 deadlock and lifted the visiting Kitchener Rangers to a 4-3 win over the Erie Otters. Jakub Chromiak, Adrian Misaljevic and Andrew Vermeulen also scored for the Rangers (33-9-3-1), who outshot the hosts 37-34. Carey Terrance, Malcolm Spence and Sam Alfano scored for the Otters (22-16-3-1).
--- COLTS 6 BULLDOGS 3 BARRIE, Ont. — Beau Jelsma had a goal and two assists as the Barrie Colts beat the visiting Brantford Bulldogs 6-3. Anthony Romani, Carter Lowe, Emil Hemming, Riley Patterson and Brad Gardiner also scored for the Central Division-leading Colts (29-14-1-1).
Nick Lardis scored twice for the Bulldogs (26-16-4-0), while Marek Vanacker added a single. Both teams had 35 shots on goal. --- FIREBIRDS 5 STEELHEADS 3 FLINT, Mich.
— Christopher Thibodeau scored twice as the Flint Firebirds beat the visiting Brampton Steelheads 5-3. Alex Kostov, Kaden Pitre and Blake Smith also scored for the Firebirds (19-22-2-2). Kieran Witkowski, Carson Rehkopf and Luke Misa scored for the Steelheads (19-16-8-0), who were outshot 29-28.
--- ATTACK 5 STING 4 (SO) OWEN SOUND, Ont. — The Owen Sound Attack scored twice in the three-round shootout to defeat the visiting Sarnia Sting 5-4. Pierce Mbuyi scored three goals for the Attack (14-26-2-3), while Braedyn Rogers netted a single.
Alessandro Di Iorio, Hughston Hurt, Matthew Manza and Tyson Doucette scored for the Sting (16-20-3-6), who were outshot 42-35. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan.
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OHL roundup: Whitehead paces 67's to 5-4 win over Frontenacs
OTTAWA — Nic Whitehead's second goal of the game, scored at 16:52 of the third period, snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Ottawa 67's to a 5-4 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Saturday.