Generals Defeat Knights
October 20, 2018 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
London Knights News Release
A classic lesson was on display at Budweiser Gardens on Friday night: never leave a junior hockey game early.
The Oshawa Generals held on for a 4-2 win over the London Knights, but the final 7:18 would have had action movie stars like The Rock or Steven Seagal or even Sylvester Stallone feeling envious.
With his team trailing 3-0 at that moment, Knights head coach Dale Hunter pulled London goalie Joseph Raaymakers for an extra attacker and a 6-on-5 advantage. The move seemed to throw some confusion into Oshawa. Billy Moskal immediately won a faceoff and the Knights worked the puck around the Generals' zone until a backhanded whack by Matvey Guskov put the puck past Oshawa goaltender Kyle Keyser to get London on the board.
Just over four minutes later, with London just finishing a power play and the goalie pulled again, Antonio Stranges grabbed a loose puck and ripped a wrist shot high and in to cut the Generals' lead to a goal.
Time continued to wind down and the Knights pulled Raaymakers for a third time, hoping for a charm. It didn't happen. Falling over from just inside his blue line, Oshawa's Eric Henderson flipped the puck down the ice and found the empty net to seal the win for the Generals.
The Knights now sit at 4-4-1 on the season and have very little time to rest, as the Kitchener Rangers come to London for a 3:30 puck drop at Budweiser Gardens on Saturday.
The Knights outshot the Generals 33-31 in the game.
How the goals were scored
The largest smile of the night came very early in the game. Dylan Robinson of the Oshawa Generals banged in a rebound after Knights goalie Joseph Raaymakers had stopped a Nando Eggenberger shot for his first goal in the Ontario Hockey League.
Eggenberger got his stick on a Mitchell Brewer shot in the second period that Raaymakers was ready to take up high, only to have it deflect down and in. The play was reviewed to make sure Eggenberger's stick was below the crossbar, but the goal stood and Oshawa led 2-0.
Bruins' prospect Jack Studnicka put the Generals ahead 3-0 as he converted on a penalty shot at 8:57 and that score held until London pulled the goalie 12 minutes and 42 seconds into period three.
Matvey Guskov's third goal and Antonio Stranges' fourth goal closed the gap to one, but Eric Henderson's empty-netter finished the scoring on the night.
Up next
The Knights will be back on home ice on Saturday afternoon as they play the Kitchener Rangers for the first time this season. Kitchener started off hot with three straight wins and points in their first four games, but have dropped three of their past four.
Puck drop is 3:30pm at Budweiser Gardens.
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