That’s back-to-back wins for the Owen Sound Attack.
Declan Waddick scored twice and added an assist, and Carter George made 34 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the Attack blanked the Kingston Frontenacs 3-0 in Ontario Hockey League action Friday night at Leon’s Centre.
Ethan Burroughs also had a goal for the Attack (20-19-2-1), which won its second straight on a three-game eastern trip that ends in the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon.
It was a scoreless game after the first. The Frontenacs (20-20-1) had the best scoring chance of the opening period. And it came shorthanded.
Sam Sedley turned the puck over at the Kingston blueline and Nathan Poole broke in alone on George. Poole shot glove side and George made the stop to keep it a scoreless game.
The Attack broke through in the second. James Petrovski bombed pass from his own end, banking it off the board to Waddick in stride. He was in on semi-break, and whipped a shot over the blocker of Mason Vaccari to give the Attack a 1-0 lead at 7:07.
Just over 10 minutes later Waddick struck again. This one came off a big time turnover from Frontenacs defenceman Jacob Holmes. He had the puck behind his own net and tried to shoot it up the middle. Waddick was standing in front of the crease and grabbed the puck, and as he got knocked to the ice he quickly flicked a shot over the glove of Vaccari to make it 2-0.
Burroughs added an empty-netter in the final minute of regulation.
George made 34 saves in the win, while Vaccari stopped 21 taking the loss. Kingston outshot Owen Sound 34-23. The Frontenacs did not have a power play in the game; the Attack finished 0 for 2.
Sunday afternoon, the Attack visit the Ottawa 67’s (20-16-3-1). Game time is 2 p.m.
KINGSTON, BEAR COUNTRY
Friday’s win extended a lengthy point streak for Attack teams in Kingston going back more than a decade. Owen Sound hasn’t lost in regulation in Kingston since the 2010-11 season, a 4-2 setback on Jan. 7, 2011. Since then, the Attack have gone 10-0-0-1 in Kingston – a safe harbour for Bears apparently.
GEORGE POSTS ANOTHER SHUTOUT
Carter George’s 34 save performance was his fourth shutout of the season. He’s now tied with Kitchener Rangers goaltender Jackson Parsons for the most shutouts among OHL goaltenders.