London Knights advance to the OHL Western Conference Championship with overtime victory in Game 4 – London

You don’t normally get to have a good time an time beyond regulation successful aim twice.

The London Knights acquired to try this in Recreation 4 of their Western Convention semi-final sequence towards the Erie Otters as Sam O’Reilly’s aim at 6:49 of OT gave London a 4-3 victory and a 4-0 win within the sequence.

London appeared to attain an time beyond regulation winner simply 2:32 into time beyond regulation when Kasper Halttunen fired a puck into the Erie web however after a protracted assessment it was dominated that the play was offside and the sport continued.

Easton Cowan acquired deep into the Otters zone simply over 4 minutes later and handed the puck in entrance via a defender the place O’Reilly put it residence to finish a second consecutive four-game sweep.

That aim went via one other assessment because the Otters challenged for goaltender interference however after a a lot shorter assessment the aim stood and introduced an finish to the sport and the sequence.

O’Reilly led the way in which offensively with two objectives and two assists.

Cowan scored as soon as and added a pair of assists as nicely.

O’Reilly despatched Cowan in alone on a breakaway with a beautiful lengthy cross 6:58 into the opening interval and Cowan deked residence his eighth aim of the put up season to make it 1-0 for London.

The Otters got here again with a late first interval aim by Pano Fimis who stored the puck on a two-on-one and ripped a wrist shot into the highest nook of the Knight web on the 18:47 mark to ship the groups to their dressing rooms tied 1-1.

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Erie took their first lead since Recreation 2 of the sequence when Ty Henry skated the puck contained in the London blue line and tried a cross into the slot that went off a stick and knuckled into the Knight aim to place the Otters up 2-1 at 3:35 of the second interval.

Again-to-back energy play objectives by London tied the sport and gave them a 3-2 lead as first Knights captain Denver Barkey wheeled across the Erie finish and located Sam Dickinson for a one-timer at 13:30 after which Cowan despatched a cross to the aspect of the web to O’Reilly on the 17:28 mark.

Malcolm Spence of the Otters tied the sport 3-3 simply 2:56 into the third interval as he backhanded residence a centering feed from Sam Alfano and the sport stayed that method till time beyond regulation the place the Knights ultimately gained it.

London outshot the Otters 50-28.

The Knights have been 2-for-4 on the ability play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.

They’ll now face both the Windsor Spitfires or the Kitchener Rangers within the third spherical.

Knights draft two gamers in U-18 Precedence Choice

The Ontario Hockey League held its U-18 Precedence Choice on Wednesday, Apr. 16 and it produced 51 new draft picks.

London drafted defenceman Martin Maryanovsky with the twentieth decide. Maryanovsky performed final yr with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens.

With their second choice the Knights selected Elgin-Middlesex Canucks winger Parker Graham.

In all three Canucks gamers had their names referred to as.

Chase Pettipiece went eighth general to the Flint Firebirds and ahead Cole Edmundson was chosen at quantity 42 by the Sarnia Sting.

Elgin-Middlesex might be collaborating within the Telus Cup nationwide U-18 championship starting on Apr. 21 in Fraser Valley, B.C.

Marner hits 100

Former London Knight Mitch Marner has joined one other ex-Knight in Darryl Sittler together with Doug Gilmour and Auston Matthews as the one gamers in Toronto Maple Leafs historical past to file 100 factors in a single season. Marner is presently tied with Connor McDavid for fifth in Nationwide Hockey League heading into the ultimate evening of the season. Marner and the Maple Leafs will play Recreation 1 of their first spherical sequence towards the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, Apr. 20 at 7 p.m.

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