Logan Mailloux’s magic leads London to their fourth win in a row – London

A pure hat trick is hard to come back by.

A pure hat trick that occurs with three consecutive energy play objectives is uncommon.

A pure hat trick with three energy play objectives that’s accomplished with a lacrosse shot is a feat unto its personal.

Logan Mailloux made it occur Saturday night time in Erie.

Mailloux’s deluge within the remaining 20 minutes helped to carry the London Knights to a 5-1 victory over the Erie Otters at Erie Insurance coverage Enviornment on Saturday night time.

Toss in the truth that it was Star Wars night time and issues simply appear to have been that rather more surreal.

Mailloux scored at 8:03, 16:26 and 17:28 of the ultimate interval. He now has 4 objectives in his previous two video games and 17 on the 12 months.

Ryan Winterton helped to open the scoring within the first interval when he picked off a puck in centre ice and zipped a go forward to Easton Cowan on the Otters blue line. Cowan skated into the Erie zone on the left aspect and snapped his thirteenth purpose of the season over the glove of Nolan Lalonde simply two minutes and 18 seconds into the sport. The purpose gave Cowan his thirtieth level on the 12 months.

The Otters purpose got here short-handed at 12:16 of the primary when Pano Fimis stole a puck deep in London territory and spun a go in entrance to Noah Sedore to make it 1-1.

Sean McGurn broke the tie within the second interval when he placed on an exhibition in dedication. The London co-captain obtained to a free puck in centre ice on a penalty kill, poked it round a defender and in some way managed to regulate the bounces whereas warding off whacks and hacks from two Erie pursuers all the best way to the Otter internet. By that time McGurn had been fouled sufficient {that a} penalty was upcoming in opposition to the Otters however the name was by no means wanted as a result of McGurn completed the job by placing a shot previous Nolan Lalonde for his nineteenth purpose of the season. That gave the Knights a 2-1 lead.

Knights goalie Zach Bowen made 24 saves for his tenth consecutive win. Bowen is 10-1 on the 12 months.

London outshot Erie 29-25.

Stan Butler made his teaching debut for the Otters in opposition to the Knights. Butler was employed on Jan 26. He has 737 profession OHL victories.

All-Star weekend within the NHL

Former Knights Matthew Tkachuk and Mitch Marner had been reunited and led the best way on the 2023 NHL All-Star 3-on-3 event.

Tkachuk had 5 factors in Crew Atlantic’s semi-final victory after which added one other purpose and two assists within the remaining as they defeated Nathan MacKinnon and Crew Central 7-5. Marner had three assists and Pink Wings captain Dylan Larkin recorded a hat trick for Crew Atlantic.

Tkachuk and Marner gained the Memorial Cup enjoying in London, Ont., in 2016

Londoner Nick Suzuki gained the Pitch ‘n Puck occasion that put gamers on the golf course with hockey pucks and hockey sticks. They needed to go from tee to inexperienced utilizing a white puck and had been then capable of swap to golf balls from there.

Suzuki tapped in for birdie like he was discovering a teammate again door on the internet and walked away with the inaugural title for an occasion that will or might not ever occur once more. Brock Nelson edged Londoner and former Knight Nazem Kadri within the remaining of the Accuracy Capturing occasion and former Knight Mitch Marner was a runner-up within the Breakaway Contest.

Milestone watch

London Knights head coach Dale Hunter is 12 wins away from 900 profession victories. Hunter is simply 21 wins away from tying the late Bert Templeton for 2nd place all-time. Former Ottawa 67’s head coach Brian Kilrea is the winningest coach in OHL historical past. Kilrea amassed 1194 victories in his profession.

Knights goalie Brett Brochu is simply two wins away from tying Gene Chiarello for second place in all-time wins by a London goalie. The OHL started monitoring goalie wins within the 1979-80 season. Brochu’s three saves within the shootout in opposition to the Kingston Frontenacs on Jan. 28 gave the overage netminder 81 profession wins. Brochu is 11 wins away from Michael Houser for high spot on the Knights checklist.

Former London ahead Patrick Kane is 25 factors away from 800 in his profession.

Up subsequent

London will host the Flint Firebirds on Monday, Feb. 6 for Mitch Marner Bobblehead night time.

The primary 2,000 followers inside Budweiser Gardens will obtain a Mitch Marner bobblehead.

The Knights and Firebirds have break up the 2 video games they’ve performed in opposition to each other this 12 months with every workforce profitable i the opposite’s workforce’s constructing.

London will host Kitchener on Wednesday, Feb. 8 for the Don Brankley Corridor of Fame induction sport that can honour three new members of the corridor: Dan Maloney, Rick Inexperienced and Dennis Wideman.

Protection of each video games will start at 6:30 on 980 CFPL, at http://www.980cfpl.ca and on the Radioplayer Canada app.

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