Knights Win Second in as Many Days
March 3, 2018 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
London Knights News Release
Jordan Kooy made 25 saves for his first-ever Ontario Hockey League shutout as the London Knights blanked the Kingston Frontenacs 3-0 on Friday night to make it two straight victories on their Eastern road trip.
London limited an explosive offence to only 13 shots through the first 40 minutes of the game. Kooy made timely saves and the Knights used a patient pace of play to get the puck out of their zone, through centre ice and deep in the Kingston end, again and again.
Liam Foudy scored twice and was named the game's first star. He now has three goals in two games to begin the Eastern swing.
The victory moved London a point ahead of the Owen Sound Attack and back into fourth place in the Western Conference standings.
The Attack will host the Guelph Storm on Saturday.
The Knights will travel to Ottawa on Saturday and play the 67's on Sunday afternoon.
How the goals were scored
Foudy used his speed to put a scare into the Ontario Hockey League goalie of the month early in the first period. With the Knights killing a penalty, the puck was shot down the ice and Foudy zoomed after it and forced Jeremy Helvig to leave his crease and try to chip the puck by Foudy. Instead, Helvig gave the puck to Foudy and he wristed it into an empty net for a 1-0 London lead.
Billy Moskal put the Knights ahead 2-0 at 11:11 of the second period as he knocked an Evan Bouchard pass on goal and then found the ricochet and fired it behind Helvig to make it 2-0 London.
Foudy finished the scoring with a highlight rush through centre that saw the second-year forward cut between two Kingston defenders and deke Helvig for his 23rd goal of the year.
An island is forming
It isn't near the Galapagos or off the coast of Iceland. It is forming in the middle of the OHL's Western Conference. On that island are the London Knights and the Owen Sound Attack. They used to have company. Just over three weeks ago, the Knights, the Attack, the Saginaw Spirit and the Guelph Storm were all separated by just one point in the standings, stretch from fourth place to sixth. Now the gap between London and Owen Sound is just one point and the drop-off from there is eight points and they are far too many points away from third place to have any shot at moving up. Chances are becoming slim that Saginaw or Guelph will be able to catch either of them, meaning that the Knights and the Attack could very likely find themselves head to head in round one of the playoffs. Their last meeting came in round one in 2016, when London fell behind two games to one to the Attack and then didn't lose another game on their way to a Memorial Cup championship...
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The Knights will return home to take on the Guelph Storm on Wednesday, March 7 at 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Aluminum Associates London Knights Armoury, at the OMAC Mortgages London Knights Box Office, over the phone by calling 519-681-0800 EXT. 1, or.
Ontario Hockey League Stories from March 3, 2018
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- Bulldogs Clinch East Division Championship - Brantford Bulldogs
- Fronts Suffer 8-3 Road Loss to Colts - Kingston Frontenacs
- Colts Rock the Frontenacs with 8-3 Victory - Barrie Colts
- Storm Sweep Attack Away - Owen Sound Attack
- Eight Different Goal Scorers Lift Storm to 8-3 Win in Owen Sound - Guelph Storm
- Firebirds Post 6 Goal Victory over Guelph Friday - Flint Firebirds
- Knights Win Second in as Many Days - London Knights
- Ratcliffe, Storm Overcome Four-Goal Deficit, Fall in OT to Firebirds - Guelph Storm
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