LONDON, Ont. -- The London Knights used a seven-goal second period to whip the Sarnia Sting 9-5 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Owen MacDonald, Michael McCarron and Nikita Zadorov scored twice for the Knights (38-12-5), who unleashed a 61-shot attack. Matt Rupert, Alex Basso and Josh Anderson each had a goal and an assist, while Zach Bell and Bo Horvat had three assists. Noah Bushnell had a pair for goals for the Sting (15-35-6), who dropped their ninth game in a row, and David Brown, Nikolay Goldobin and Vladislav Kodola had the others. Londons Jake Patterson made 28 saves for the win. Sarnias Taylor Dupuis stopped 52 shots in a losing cause. The Knights went 3 for 5 on the power play while the Sting scored twice on seven chances with the man advantage. --- OTTERS 3 COLTS 1 ERIE, Pa. -- Connor Brown set up the winner and then added an insurance goal into an empty net as the Otters beat Barrie for their third straight win. Dane Foxs goal 3:06 into the third period stood up as the winner for Erie (42-10-2) while Brendan Gaunce opened the scoring. Andrew Mangiapane scored for the Colts (28-23-3), who lost for the first time in four outings. Oscar Dansk made 19 saves for the Otters as Barries Daniel Gibl stopped 27-of-29 shots in defeat. --- ATTACK 4 FRONTENACS 0 KINGSTON, Ont. -- Kyle Platzer had a pair of goals and Brandon Hope turned away 22 shots as Owen Sound blanked the Frontenacs. Jeffrey Gilligan and Kurtis Gabriel also scored for the Attack (24-23-7), who halted a three-game slide. Mikko Vainonen was a team-worst minus-3 for Kingston (30-20-4), which lost for the first time in four contests. Lucas Peressini stopped 16-of-20 shots for the Frontenacs. --- STORM 5 GREYHOUNDS 3 SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. -- Justin Nichols made 39 saves as Guelph downed the Greyhounds for its fourth win in a row. Jason ***inson, Justin Auger and Brock McGinn each had a goal and an assist for the Storm (42-9-3) while Zac Leslie and Pius Suter added single goals. Tyler Gaudet, Bryan Moore and Jean Dupuy scored for Sault Ste. Marie (36-15-5). Matt Murray turned away 33-of-37 shots for the Greyhounds. --- SPIRIT 3 WHALERS 2 (SO) SAGINAW, Mich. -- Jesse Graham scored the winner in the ninth round of the shootout as the Spirit edged Plymouth. Jimmy Lodge and Dylan Sadowy scored in regulation for Saginaw (26-24-5), which halted a three-game losing streak. Zach Lorentz and Matt Mistele supplied the scoring for the Whalers (20-28-6). Jake Paterson made 27 saves for the Spirit while Plymouths Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 30 shots in defeat. --- RANGERS 5 STEELHEADS 0 KITCHENER, Ont. -- Logan *** and Matia Marcantuoni scored 14 seconds apart in the second period as the Rangers blanked Mississauga. Kitcheners (20-32-2) Jordan DeKort only had to make 13 saves for the shutout while Mason Kohn, Doug Blaisdell and Ryan MacInnis also scored. Spencer Martin started in net for the Steelheads (21-31-4) but was pulled after allowing four goals on 26 shots. Chase Marchand took over to start the third period and stopped 15-of-16 shots. The Rangers went 1 for 4 on the power play while Mississauga went 0 for 1. --- SPITFIRES 6 WOLVES 3 SUDBURY, Ont. -- Sam Povorozniouk scored twice and Alex Fotinos made 39 saves as Windsor doubled up the Wolves. Ben Johnson had a goal and two assists for the Spitfires (34-19-2) and Remy Giftopoulos, Brady Vail and Ryan Foss each scored once. Sudbury (28-17-9) got goals from Nathan Cull, Trevor Carrick and Connor Crisp. Franky Palazzese kicked out 33-of-39 shots for the Wolves. --- GENERALS 6 67s 0 OSHAWA, Ont. -- Scott Laughton scored three times and set up one more and Ken Appleby made 20 saves as the Generals crushed Ottawa. 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We were pleading, begging, crying, all those things to change the way we were playing and it just seemed that we didnt have our sharpness in terms of making tape-to-tape passes, said Carlyle. Then we tried to make plays as individuals in the second period and they just sat back with their 1-4 (formation) and trapped. But with a chance to head into the Olympic break on a high and post an impressive 11-2-1 record in their last fourteen games, Carlyle asked his team during the second intermission to find twenty inspired minutes. The idea is that it was a one-goal hockey game, here we have an opportunity to pull a game out of the fire by scoring one goal to give ourselves a chance, explained Carlyle. We had a break coming. Wouldnt it be nice for everybody to feel a lot better about ourselves with a win here versus a loss? Tied with Montreal at 70 points in the Atlantic, the Leafs run has positioned them well for the final 22 games of the regular season, sitting seven points up on the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final Wild Card spot. We talked about wanting to go into the break I think probably six games ago, said Dion Phaneuf. Our focus really focused in on playing well going into the break. We feel weve done that, we got some big wins and we wanted to get as many points as we possibly could going into the break and we did that. Five Points 1) Burrows Pokes The Bear Alex Burrows drew the ire of Phil Kessel late in the second period, cross checking him near the chin before giving him a glove on punch. Kessel responded with a few shots of his own and was noticeably agitated as he left the ice. But the Leaf sniper responded in the third period with what held up as the game-winning goal along with an assist on James Van Riemsdyks insurance marker. I dont know, its just a hockey game, said Kessel, after the game. I wasnt too happy, but its part of the game." It wasnt the first time, though, this season that Burrows had gone after Kessel. In the previous meeting on Nov. 2, the two players fought in what was only Kessels second career NHL fight. On Saturday, both players received just two minutes for roughing with an extra two minutes going to Burrows for high sticking. I think Burrows has kind of a mandate to disrupt Phil so its always nice when you come out on the right end of a big game like that and Phil scored a big goal for us, added Carlyle. 2) Kulemins New-Found Talent Nikolai Kulelmin surprised many by how well he performed playing centre between Mason Raymond and Troy Bodie on Thursday in Tampa. But he showed it was no fluke with another solid outing on that same line against Vancouver. Assisting on Mason Raymonds goal that tied the game 1-1 early in the third period, Kulemin also improved in the faceoff circle going 7-for-16. There has been kind of an unveiling of Kulemin at centre, said Carlyle. Its been a big surprise for everybody. With Kulemin heading towards unrestricted free agency this summer, it will be interesting to see if his new-found versatility will affect how the Leafs approach the decision they will have to make. Additionally, Carlyle also indicated that David Bolland should be available once the Leafs resume their schedule on February 27th against the Islanders, giving the Leafs a wealth of strength down the middle with Tyler Bozak, Nazem Kadri, Nik Kulemin, Dave Bolland and Jay McClement. 3) Bodie Plays Into Carlyles Good Books Bodie continued to be featured regularly by Randy Carlyle against the Vancouver Canucks, playing 14:13 on a line with Raymond and Kulemin. On Thursday in Tampa, Carlyle suggested that Bodies play has been so strong of late that he felt he owed the Portage Le Prarie native more ice time. Its a nice vote of confidence, said Bodie before Saturdays game, regarding Carlyles comment. Being up and down from the minors, its not the easiest thing to do but to get in the line-up and get some oppportunity and to play well with it, its nice.dddddddddddd To hear it from him (Carlyle) is good too. Bodie rewarded his coach, assisting on Mason Raymonds tying goal, and tied for the team lead with six hits. I think just being strong on pucks, getting into fore-checks and being hard on fore-checks, said Bodie, on what has allowed him to play into Carlyles good books. Thats really my game, getting in there and just getting pucks back for the skill guys on the line. 4) JVR and Kessel Excited For Their Olympic Experience Van Riemsdyk and Kessel played a big part in the Leafs come-from-behind 3-1 win but next week, they will be hoping to display that same prowess for Team USA at the Olympics. The two players along with Kulemin will head to Newark on Sunday and then on to Sochi. Im excited, said Kessel. Obviously whenever you get the chance to play for your country its a big honour and Im looking forward to it. Its a huge thrill on this stage, added van Riemsdyk. One of the highest levels of sport you can play at is the Olympics and to be with a guy I play with day in, day out, it should be fun. It would stand to reason that JVR and Kessel would play on the same line with Team USA but both indicated they have not been told as of yet who they will be playing with. One thing is for sure though. If they do play together, theyll have to find a new centre to mesh with. Im excited to watch them play; I think theyre going to do great, said Tyler Bozak, who said hell be watching his teammates from the Bahamas over the Olympic break. Its nice that theyre coming into the Olympics really hot. Im Canadian so if Canada and the U.S. play each other, its going to be tough. I dont know who Im going to cheer for yet. 5) Olympic Break Concerns The Olympic break couldnt come at a better time for the Vancouver Canucks, having lost seven straight. But for the Maple Leafs, the concern for Randy Carlyle is that the break will interrupt the hot streak the Leafs have found themselves on. It gives us an opportunity to get our team back together and not to drop what weve done now, its to maintain some level of consistency and push for the last 22 games to get ourselves in the best possible position to qualify for the playoffs, said Carlyle. With four sets of back-to-back games remaining and a five-game road trip that will take them to Anaheim, San Jose, Los Angeles, Washington and Detroit, the schedule will be a grind. We know that the games are going to get tougher, were going to go out west, play some Western Conference teams, its not going to be an easy schedule that weve got coming, Carlyle cautioned. There are no easy ones in the NHL and theyre just going to get tougher when we come back, thats for sure. He also opted to leave his players with a message he hopes they heed over the break. The message was the break is here for you to rest and relax but youd be well advised to make sure that you have some form of exercise taking place a few times during the break because when we come back, were going to go to work, said Carlyle. Injury Update: Jay McClement left in the second period after tangling with Dan Hamhuis, falling awkwardly into the corner boards. He did not return to the game, playing just 5:22. Randy Carlyle confirmed after the game that McClement had a gash over his eye and went to the quiet room. Stats Pack: 11-2-1: Leafs record in final 14 games 100: Career assists for Tyler Bozak; earned it on Phil Kessels goal 14:13: Troy Bodies ice time; second highest among this season 60%: Tyler Bozaks night in the faceoff circle going 12/20 57%: Nazem Kadris night in the faceoff circle going 12/21 7: Losses in a row for the Vancouver Canucks 19: Games since Daniel Sedin last scored a goal 28: Games Alexander Burrows has gone without a goal Quote of the night: I dont think anyones happy when stuff like that happens, he kind of went after (Phil). I mean its a scrum, theres going to be tons in hockey but I think Phil kind of likes that stuff secretly. It kind of fired him up. They say dont poke the bear and I think they kind of did there. Phil showed it in the third period. Tyler Bozak on Phil Kessels skirmish with Alexander Burrows. 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