OTTAWA — Olivier Nadeau scored four goals to lead the Gatineau Olympiques to a convincing 5-2 win over the OHL-best Ottawa 67's in Game 1 of the Alexandra Cup on Thursday.
Riley Kidney added the other for Gatineau (33-12-4-2), which sits atop the QMJHL's Western Conference.
Francesco Lapenna made 29 saves for the Olympiques.
Cameron Tolnai and Caden Kelly replied for Ottawa (35-10-2-2). Max Donoso surrendered five goals on 24 shots through the first two periods before Collin MacKenzie stopped 6-of-6 shots in relief.
The two sides will meet again on Saturday in Gatineau, Que.
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SPITFIRES 5 GREYHOUNDS 4 (OT)
WINDSOR, ONT. — Rodwin Dionicio scored the game-winning goal at 1:59 of overtime as the Windsor Spitfires picked up a 5-4 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Jacob Maillet, Noah Morneau, Ryan Abraham and Matthew Maggio added the others for Windsor (34-12-3-1). Mathias Onuska made 29 saves.
Justin Cloutier, Mark Duarte, Kalvyn Watson and Julian Fantino replied for Soo (14-22-8-5). Charlie Schenkel stopped 28 shots.
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STING 4 BATTALION 2
NORTH BAY, ONT. — Sasha Pastujov had a goal and an assist as the Sarnia Sting earned a 4-2 win over the North Bay Battalion.
Luca DelBelBelluz, Marko Sikic and Ryan Mast also scored for Sarnia (26-15-4-2), which got 24 saves from Benjamin Gaudreau.
Matvey Petrov and Dalyn Wakely answered for North Bay (34-14-1-1). Dom DiVincentiis stopped 30 shots.
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COLTS 6 STEELHEADS 4
BARRIE, ONT. — Connor Punnett led the way with two goals and the Barrie Colts defeated the Mississauga Steelheads 6-4.
Ethan Cardwell, Evan Vierling and Jacob Frasca each contributed a goal and two assists for Barrie (28-13-5-2). Beau Jelsma added the other, while Anson Thornton made 24 saves.
James Hardie, with two goals, Angus MacDonell and Jack Van Volsen responded for Mississauga (24-21-4). Alessio Beglieri stopped 22-of-27 shots.
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PETES 8 GENERALS 3
PETERBOROUGH, ONT. — Tucker Robertson netted a hat trick along with one assist to help power the Peterborough Petes to an 8-3 win over the Oshawa Generals.
Connor Lockhart, Owen Beck, J.R. Avon, Chase Stillman and Gavin White provided the rest of the offence for Peterborough (26-20-1-2). Liam Sztuska made 16 saves.
Matthew Buckley, Calum Ritchie and Dylan Roobroeck replied for Oshawa (20-23-1-3). Carter Bickle stopped 32 shots.
This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2023.
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