London leads OHL finals 1-0 after win over Oshawa
Easton Cowan scored once and added four assists as the London Knights opened the Ontario Hockey League's Championship Final on Thursday night with an 8-1 win over the visiting Oshawa Generals.
Oliver Bonk and Rusian Gazizov scored twice for the Knights, who lost last year's OHL Championship Final in six games to the Peterborough Petes.
Jared Woolley, Denver Barkey and Jacob Julien also scored for the Knights, while Sam Dickinson added three assists and Julien chipped in with two at Budweiser Gardens.
Connor Lockhart scored for the Generals.
The Knights led 2-0 after the first period and took a 5-1 lead into the third.
The Knights outshot the Generals 41-25 and went 2-for-2 on the power play. The Generals went 0-for-3 on the power play.
Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 9, 2024.
Round 1 schedule
(1) London Knights vs. (8) Flint Firebirds
Game 1: Fri., March 29 – London 3 Flint 0
Game 2: Sun., March 31 – London 6 Flint 4
Game 3: Tues., April 2 – London 4 Flint 3
Game 4: Thurs., April 4 – London 3 Flint 2
Round 2 schedule
(1) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
Game 1 – London 5 Kitchener 3
Game 2 – London 5 Kitchener 1
Game 3 – London 6 Kitchener 4
Game 4 – London 4 Kitchener 3
Western Conference Championship Series
(1) London Knights vs. (2) Saginaw Spirit
Game 1 – London 3 Saginaw 1
Game 2 – London 3 Saginaw 1
Game 3 – Saginaw 6 London 2
Game 4 – London 7 Saginaw 3
Game 5 – Saginaw 4 London 2
Game 6 – London 4 Saginaw 2
2024 OHL Championship Series
Game 1 - London 8 Oshawa 1
Game 2 - Saturday, May 11th at London, 7:00pm
Game 3 - Monday, May 13th at Oshawa, 7:00pm
Game 4 - Wednesday, May 15th at Oshawa, 7:00pm
Game 5 - Friday, May 17th at London, 7:00pm*
Game 6 - Sunday, May 19th at Oshawa, Time To Be Confirmed*
Game 7 - Monday, May 20th at London, Time To Be Confirmed*
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