OHL Playoff Notebook: Double overtime in North Bay

With the Western Conference final schedule set, the semi-final series’ in the Eastern Conference continued on Thursday night.

In St. Catharines, Michael Dal Colle scored twice and picked up three assists as the Oshawa Generals took a 3-1 series lead on the Niagara IceDogs with a 7-4 win.

Michael McCarron scored a pair of goals and an assisted on a pair of goals while Hunter Smith added a goal and three assists for the Generals. Cole Cassels and Tobias Lindberg also scored. Goaltender Ken Appleby stopped 30 shots.

Carter Verhaeghe scored twice for the IceDogs while Vince Dunn added a pair of assists. Mikkel Aagaard and Jordan Maletta also scored.

Game five is Friday night in Oshawa.

In North Bay, Ryan Kujawinski scored at 3:49 of the second overtime period to give the North Bay Battalion a 4-3 victory over the Barrie Colts. The win gives the Battalion a 3-1 series lead.

Nick Moutrey scored a goal and two assists for the Battalion while Mike Amadio and Marcus McIvor also scored for North Bay.

Colts goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 45 saves while Roy Radke scored twice. Rasmus Andersson also scored for Barrie.

Game five is Saturday night in Barrie.

The Western Conference final schedule was announced on Thursday. The series between the top-seeded Soo Greyhounds and second-seeded Erie Otters kicks off on Apr. 23 in Sault Ste. Marie.