OSHAWA — Calum Ritchie netted two goals, Colby Barlow contributed one goal and two assists, and the Oshawa Generals bounced back in their Ontario Hockey League playoff series with a decisive 7-2 victory against the visiting Brantford Bulldogs on Tuesday at the Tribute Communities Centre.

Luca D’Amato, Noah Powell, Ben Danforth, and Zackary Sandhu also found their names on the scoresheet for the Generals, who now lag behind in the second-round, best-of-seven series with a score of 3-2. Luca Marrelli and Owen Griffin contributed an assist apiece.

Dylan Tsherna and Patrick Thomas found the back of the net for the Bulldogs, who lagged behind with a score of 3-1 at the end of the first period and 5-2 as they entered the final frame.

The Generals had more shots on goal, totaling 41 compared to the Bulldogs’ 21, and managed to score twice on eight opportunities during power plays. In contrast, the Bulldogs failed to convert any of their four chances with an extra skater.

The game for Thursday will be held in Oshawa.

In other action within the OHL playoffs on Tuesday:

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FRONTENACS 5 COLTS 3

(The Colts lead the second round of the best-of-seven series 2-1)

KINGSTON, Ont. — Cedrick Guindon netted two goals as the Kingston Frontenacs defeated the home team Barrie Colts with a score of 5-3.

Gage Heyes, Ben Pickell, and Emil Pieniniemi also found their names on the scoresheet for the Frontenacs, who now lag behind in the best-of-seven, second-round series with a score of 3-1 against them.

The Frontenacs’ goalie, Charlie Schenkel, blocked 22 out of 25 shots.

Owen Van Steensel scored twice for the Colts, while Carter Lowe netted a single.

Colts netminder Ben Hrebik stopped 38 of 42 shots.

The game for Thursday will be held in Kingston.

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KNIGHTS 4 OTTERS 0

(Knights take a 3-0 lead in the second-round, best-of-seven series)

ERIE, Penn. — Austin Elliott stopped 23 shots to record the shutout as the visiting London Knights blanked the Erie Otters 4-0.

Jacob Julien, Kasper Halttunen, Easton Cowan and Landon Sim all scored once for the Knights, who now lead the best-of-seven, second-round series 3-0.

The Otters’ goalie, Charlie Burns, made 35 saves out of 39 shots.

The game for Thursday will be held in Erie.

* This summary was created automatically using an app developed at CP.

The report from The Canadian Press was initially released on April 15, 2025.

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