The IceDogs got two goals from Ryan Roobroeck, including his 30th of the year, in a 5-4 overtime loss in London. The point moves Niagara to within one point of 5th place North Bay in the Eastern Conference.
Roobroeck opened the scoring at 8:04, converting one in tight. His second at the 10 minute mark was a deflection of a Haoxi Wang point shot. Heyden Reid has assists on both goals. That goal was Ryan Roobroeck's 99th of his OHL career with the IceDogs, one shy of Ryan Strome for 4th all time.. Jacob Monk's first in the OHL at 13:42 extended the advantage to 3-0 after a period. The IceDogs dominated with a 17-8 shots edge.
After London scored early in the middle frame, Ryerson Edgar snapped home his 16th, 1:04 later. Two from the home side made it 4-3 after forty minutes in a period where the Knight turned the tables with 16 shots compared to 5 for Krys Barch's side.
In the third, a London power-play goal evened the count as the IceDogs were outshot 41-32 in regulation. One shot in overtime was all it took to make the final score 5-4 for the home team.
With the point, Niagara wins the season series over the Knights with 3 of a possible 4 points. Next up, the CHL 10th ranked Kitchener Rangers in front of a sold out crowd at the Meridian Centre. New Country 89.1 will have all the action with the pre-game underway at 6:45.
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