OHL playoffs: Julien leads charge for hot Knights in 6-2 win over Rangers
Jesse Nurmi, Cam Allen, Blake Montgomery and Oliver Bonk also scored for the Knights, who took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference Championship. Henry Brzustewicz and Jared Woolley each chipped in with two assists.
Trent Swick and Luca Romano scored for the Rangers, who were outshot 41-25 and trailed 2-0 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third. The Rangers lost Friday's series opener 5-2.
Both teams went 1-for-4 on the power play.
Game 3 in the series is Monday in Kitchener, Ont.
Elsewhere in the OHL playoffs on Sunday:
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GENERALS 7 COLTS 1
(Oshawa leads best-of-seven Eastern Conference Championship 2-0)
BARRIE, Ont. — Beckett Sennecke had three goals and an assist, netminder Jacob Oster made 31 saves, and the visiting Oshawa Generals whipped the Barrie Colts 7-1 to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Championship.
Andrew Gibson scored twice, while Colby Barlow and Luca Marrelli each had a goal and three assists for the Generals, who led 2-0 after the first period and 5-0 heading into the third.
Owen Van Steensel scored a power-play goal late in the third period for the Colts.
The Generals, who outshot the Colts 41-32, went 3-for-7 on the power play. The Colts were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Oshawa, which won Friday's series opener 3-1 in Barrie, hosts Game 3 on Tuesday.
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 27, 2025.
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