London Knights power their way past Flint in second of home-and-home – London

The London Knights scored three energy play targets on their strategy to a 7-4 victory over the Firebirds in Flint, Mich., on Saturday night time.

London’s energy play ranked third within the Ontario Hockey League going into the sport and induced matches for Flint all through. The Knights labored the puck spherical and around the Firebirds zone on the person benefit and made good on three of their 5 alternatives with the additional man.

Sean McGurn opened the scoring on the 14:55 mark of the primary interval at even power> He took a go from Max McCue in entrance of the Flint internet and deked the puck previous St. Louis Blues prospect Will Cranley.

The Firebirds tied the sport lower than three minutes in a while an influence play as Tyler Deline’s level shot discovered its means by way of a pile of gamers in entrance. The groups went to their dressing rooms knotted 1-1 by way of 20 minutes.

Simply 1:29 into the second interval George Diaco put London forward once more when he deflected a Jackson Edward shot over Will Cranley to make it 2-1.

Isaiah George discovered Max McCue for the Knights first energy play purpose on the 10:14 mark of the center interval to make it 3-1 for London.

After Coulsen Pitre lower into the Knights lead, penalties started to turn into a difficulty for the Firebirds.

With Gavin Hayes within the penalty field Flint defenceman Artem Guryev was assessed a five-minute combating main for a mix-up with McCue — a play the place McCue wasnt penalized in any respect.

Landon Sim scored on the 5-on-3 man benefit after which Oliver Bonk wired a one-timer off the submit and in as the facility play continued.

These targets got here simply 34 seconds aside.

Ethan MacKinnon added his second purpose of the 12 months within the third interval to make it 6-2.

The Firebirds made a late push with targets by Tyler Deline and Riley Piercey to get inside two however that’s the place the Flint push completed.

McCue curled a backhand down the ice and into the empty internet for his second purpose and third level of the sport.

George Diaco had a purpose and three assists for the Knights. McGurn ended the sport with a purpose and two assists.

London outshot the Firebirds 32-28.

Billy Moskal returns to London, Ont., with a pair of assists

The COVID-19 pandemic robbed former Knights ahead Billy Moskal of his overage season within the Ontario Hockey League. Moskal is now a member of the U of T Varsity Blues and he was again in London, Ont., Nov. 18 in a sport in opposition to the Western Mustangs at Thompson Area.

Moskal had two assists in a 4-2 Varsity Blue victory. the Sudbury, Ont., native has three targets and ten factors in 11 video games this 12 months.

Up subsequent

The Knights will go to the Greyhounds in Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.

London has break up two video games thus far this season with the Sault profitable 4-2 on Nov. 13 and dropping 1-0 of their second sport of the 12 months.

Protection will begin at 1:30 p.m. on 980 CFPL, at http://www.980cfpl.ca and on the Radioplayer Canada app.

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