OHL Roundup: Gervais' winner lifts Spirit past lowly IceDogs

SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. — Sebastien Gervais scored the game winner 6:09 into the third period as the Saginaw Spirit narrowly defeated the Niagara IceDogs 3-2 on Thursday.

Theo Hill and Zayne Parekh added the others for Saginaw (13-6-1). Tristan Lennox made 23 saves in the win.

Anthony Agostinelli and Declan Waddick replied for Niagara (4-11-3). Owen Flores stopped 31 shots.

Down 1-0 coming into the second period, Hill and Parekh scored 35 seconds apart just under three minutes into the frame. With 1:26 remaining in the second, Waddick knotted the game up at 2-2 before Gervais put the game away in the final period.

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BATTALION 6 FRONTENACS 2

NORTH BAY, ONT. — Kyle Jackson recorded a hat trick to lead the way as North Bay (13-5-0) rolled past Kingston (9-9-1-1). Justin Ertel, with one goal and three assists, Ty Nelson, with one goal and two assists, and Josh Bloom also scored for the Battalion.

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PETES 4 GENERALS 0

PETERBOROUGH, ONT. — Michael Simpson made 26 saves to earn a shutout as Peterborough (11-6-1-2) cruised past Oshawa (5-10-0-2). J.R. Avon, with one goal and one assist, Connor Lockhart, Jack Van Volsen and Brennan Othmann all scored for the Petes.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 17, 2022.