London Knights outlast Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in battle of streaking teams

Jacob Julien scored a goal, added an assistance and was named the game’s archetypal prima arsenic the London Knights held connected to bushed the Soo Greyhounds 4-3 connected Nov. 1 astatine Canada Life Place.

The triumph stretched London’s winning streak to 5 games and ended Sault Ste. Marie’s five-game run.

Coming into the crippled the clubs had combined for 9 consecutive victories and 14 wins successful 16 games. The clubs had besides been tied for 3rd spot successful the Western Conference. The Knights are present unsocial successful that spot.

London’s Landon Sim scored for the 3rd clip successful the past 2 games to unfastened the scoring astatine 13:20 of the opening play arsenic helium took a walk from Sam O’Reilly successful the slot connected a delayed punishment situation.

The Knights jumped retired to a 2-0 pb connected a second-period extremity by Blake Arrowsmith arsenic Jacob Julien knocked a puck escaped successful the Greyhounds extremity and Arrowsmith grabbed it and ripped it past Sault Ste. Marie goalie and Detroit Red Wings draught prime Landon Miller astatine 4:52.

Just nether 2 minutes aboriginal Greyhounds guardant Noel Nordh knocked down a puck astatine centre crystal and past fed Marco Mignosa for his 4th extremity successful 4 games this season. That chopped the London pb to 2-1.

It took conscionable 1:31 for a effect from the Knights.

Ryder Boulton got to a puck successful a scramble successful beforehand of the Sault Ste. Marie nett and changeable it precocious for his archetypal extremity of the season. Rene Van Bommel and Noah Read picked up assists connected the play. Read is successful his archetypal twelvemonth successful the OHL and present has 3 assists successful 3 games.

In the 3rd period, Justin Cloutier carried a puck retired of the near country successful the London extremity and got to the slot wherever helium slung a wrist changeable into the Knight nett astatine the 6:26 people to tighten the spread to a one-goal crippled again. Londoner Brodie-McConnell-Barker earned an assistance connected the play.

Jacob Julien restored London’s two-goal pb connected a Knights powerfulness play astatine 8:19 arsenic helium hammered an Easton Cowan provender location for the eventual game-winner.

Christopher Brown got the ‘Hounds backmost to wrong 1 for a 3rd clip but the Knights held from there.

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London outshot the Greyhounds 37-33.

Austin Elliott improved to 4-0 successful the Knight nett with 30 saves.

London was 1-for-3 connected the powerfulness play and 4/4 connected the punishment kill.

Sam Dickinson named OHL Player of the Week

Knights defenceman Sam Dickinson made 3 games successful nether 24 hours number arsenic helium scored doubly and added 5 assists connected his mode to being named Ontario Hockey League Player of the Week.

London won each 3 games successful that span and 1 of Dickinson’s goals was an overtime victor against the Brantford Bulldogs connected Sept. 28.

The San Jose Sharks selected Dickinson with the 11th prime successful the 2024 NHL Entry Draft successful June.

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London travels to Owen Sound for a Sunday day crippled connected Nov. 3 astatine 2 p.m., astatine the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.

The Knights defeated the Attack 5-4 successful overtime connected a extremity by Sam O’Reilly connected Oct. 9 successful the lone gathering betwixt the teams this season.

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