About halfway through the game, it looked like the Sudbury Wolves were set to end the Ottawa 67’s’ 8\u002D0\u002D0 streak to open the 2022\u002D23 OHL season, Sunday…
With the home team up 3-0 less than five minutes into the second period, Barber Poles Head Coach Dave Cameron made the decision to switch goaltenders, pulling Max Donoso in favour of Collin MacKenzie, in an effort to spark his team. It proved more than effective, with Ottawa rattling off five unanswered goals to earn a 5-3 victory, and their ninth consecutive win.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
The 67’s thought they had caught a break early in the second, with DeGrazia’s second of the day being waved off, but Alex Pharand extended the Sudbury lead soon after. 34 seconds later, Evan Konyen found the back of the goal, giving the Wolves a 3-0 lead, and ending Max Donoso’s day. Finally, just past the midway point of the frame, Jack Beck skated down the left wing boards, and fired the puck across to Stonehouse, who blasted a one-timer past Joe Ranger for his seventh of the season.Article content
The 67’s found themselves shorthanded, on the ensuing play, but it still took only a minute and 33 seconds to tie the game. This time, it was Tolnai skating in on a two-on-one with Stonehouse, and firing a quick shot over Ranger’s shoulder to make it 3-3.