Juniors Game Night: 1-1-18
Ontario Hockey League
** Note: Boris Katchouk (Sault Ste. Marie) and Taylor Raddysh (Erie) are away from their respective OHL teams for the 2018 WJC tournament.
Kitchener Rangers 5 @ Peterborough Petes 4 (OT)
W/C Christopher Paquette, PBO: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 2/2 FO
Season Totals: 32 GP, 10-4-14, -18, 6 PIM
’16-‘17 Totals (NIA/PBO): 66 GP, 19-29-48, +1, 28 PIM
The Petes battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits to take a 4-3 lead early in the 3rd period, but Adam Mascherin (FLA, 2016 2nd round pick) would get the hat trick goal at 12:09 of the 3rd after scoring twice for the Rangers in the 2nd. Then Mascherin would score his 4th goal of game, his 28th of the season, at 2:37 into the extra session for the OT game-winner for Kitchener. Mascherin’s four goal outburst pulls him ahead of Boris Katchouk for 2nd on the OHL goals leaderboard behind 2017 Memorial Cup winning Windsor captain and now Barrie Colt pivot Aaron Luchuk, who signed an entry-level deal with Ottawa as a free agent on December 27th.