Sault Ste. Marie goaltender Carter George’s second profession Ontario Hockey League purpose sealed a 5-2 win by the Greyhounds in a recreation in opposition to the London Knights on Jan. 21 on the GFL Memorial Gardens.
George was enjoying in simply his fourth recreation for Sault Ste Marie since being acquired from Owen Sound simply earlier than the OHL commerce deadline.
He grew to become the primary Assault goalie to attain when he put the puck into the online in a 4-1 victory over the Peterborough Petes on Nov. 15, 2024.
George’s purpose in opposition to London occurred when he fired a puck from his personal zone and into the Knight internet at 18:33 of the third interval.
The primary interval belonged to the goaltenders otherwise as George of Sault St. Marie and Aleksei Medvedev of London mixed to make 22 saves because the groups raced round in entrance of them.
Three of Medvedev’s stops got here utilizing his head — actually. Play needed to be stopped after two of these photographs to ensure Medvedev’s masks was not broken.
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Jeremy Martin scored the primary purpose of the sport on a nifty play at 6:05 of the second interval as Chase Reid fed Martin and he performed the puck from his skate to his stick and fired it low and into the Knight internet.
Brown of the Knights tied the sport 1:35 later as he scored his third energy play purpose in his final two video games by banging in a second rebound to make it 1-1.
Sault Ste. Marie jumped again in entrance on a purpose by Quinn McKenzie at 8:40 as he took a cross in entrance of the London internet and jammed the puck in.
The Knights labored it again to a tie courtesy of Brown at 18:06 as he raced down the left-wing facet of the ice short-handed and beat Carter George over the proper shoulder to even the rating at 2-2.
A fast response by the Greyhounds had them again within the lead 3-2 via 40 minutes as Marco Mignosa rifled house a shot from the highest of the proper circle within the London zone.
Time wound down and with the Knight internet empty, George and Colin Fitzgerald scored to complete the 5-2 rating.
Sault Ste. Marie outshot London 35-30.
The Knights have been 1-for-3 on the facility play.
The Greyhounds have been 1-for-1.
Up subsequent
The Knights will return house for 2 weekend video games at 7 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 23 in opposition to the Sarnia Sting and Sunday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m., in opposition to the Peterborough Petes.
London is 4-1 in opposition to Sarnia this yr and if Seb Gatto will get the beginning he will likely be seeking to proceed his success in opposition to the Sting.
Gatto has surrendered simply two objectives in his previous three video games in opposition to the Sting.
The Knights and Petes have performed as soon as already this yr. London received the sport 6-1 as Knights defenceman Caleb Mitchell scored his first Ontario Hockey League purpose in his house rink. Mitchell is from close by Omemee, Ont.
Henry Brzustewicz scored twice in that recreation and was named first star.
Protection of each video games might be heard on 980 CFPL, at www.980cfpl.ca and on the iHeart Radio and Radioplayer Canada apps.
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