North American Juniors

New Hampshire Wildcats 5 @ No.19 Vermont Catamounts 2
C/W Matt Marshall , UVM: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM (hooking), 2 SOG
Season Totals: 14 GP, 1-1-2, -2, 4 PIM

Vermont falls back to .500 at 6-6-2. Losing to unranked New Hampshire may complete their fall out of the Top-20.

OHL

Owen Sound Attack 5 @ Belleville Bulls 3
RW Kyle DeCoste, BEL: 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 27 GP, 9-8-17, +1, 26 PIM
With Bulls: 14 GP, 7-7-14, +3, 6 PIM
With SSM: 13 GP, 2-1-3, -2, 20 PIM

DeCoste’s point streak is now at four games.

Barrie Colts 6 @ Niagara IceDogs 1
LW/C Alex Hutchings, BAR: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 30 GP, 18-20-38, +17, 22 PIM

Hutchings scored his fourth shorthanded goal in the last three games, extending his goal-scoring streak to seven games and has point streak to eight. He has eight points in his last three games and likely has a Player of the Week award in his immediate future. Barrie is on a 17 game win streak.

Sarnia Sting 2 @ Erie Otters 3 (SO)
G Jaroslav Janus, ERIE: Did not play.
Season Totals: 7 GP, 4-2-1-0, 2.93 GAA, .915 sv%
With Norfolk (AHL): 2 GP, 0-2-0, 1.52 GAA, .939 sv%

Janus served as the backup to Ramis Sadikov (2010 draft) as he continues to battle injuries. Shane Owen, Erie’s third goaltender, was let go recently upon Janus’ (re)arrival to the club from AHL Norfolk. Owen, 19, passed through OHL waivers unclaimed and has since signed with the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats, home of Lightning prospect Mark Barberio. Owen went 3-6-2, 4.31, .880 for Erie in Janus’ absence.

Windsor Spitfires 9 @ Peterborough Petes 5
C Richard Panik, WSR: 0-1-1, E, 7 PIM (roughing, fighting)
Season Totals: 29 GP, 7-9-16, +13, 19 PIM

Panik (pictured) tangled with Petes defenseman Chris Buonomo (2010) in his first OHL fight. Panik got in several rights before dropping him with a left (watch it here). Windsor now has at least a point in 21 straight games. At 25-3-0-3 they remain on a collision course with Barrie (25-4-0-1) for the OHL championship this spring. They play each other for the first time in the regular season on January 14.

No.12 Alaska Nanooks 4* @ Western Michigan Broncos 4
D Luke Witkowski , UWM: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season Totals: 15 GP, 1-3-4, -8, 16 PIM

QMJHL

Gatineau Olympiques 2 @ Moncton Wildcats 3
D Mark Barberio, MCT: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 0 SOG
Season Totals: 27 GP, 2-19-21, +8, 30 PIM

After a four game point streak, Barberio has failed to hit the scoresheet in his last two games – both Moncton wins.

OHL

Barrie Colts 6 @ Erie Otters 3
LW/C Alex Hutchings, BAR: 1-4-5, +3, 4 PIM (roughing, elbowing), *First Star*
Season Totals: 29 GP, 17-20-37, +16, 22 PIM
G Jaroslav Janus, ERIE: Did not play.
Season Totals: 7 GP, 4-2-1-0, 2.93 GAA, .915 sv%
With Norfolk (AHL): 2 GP, 0-2-0, 1.52 GAA, .939 sv%

Hutchings (pictured) has scored in six straight games and has points in his last seven. His five point night is a career high; he had two four point games last season. He is four points off the team lead in scoring. Barrie is on a 16 game win streak. Janus dressed for the game, which is an improvement, but did not see action. He’s been battling various injuries.

Brampton Battalion 4 @ Sudbury Wolves 5 (SO)
LW Matais Sointu, SBY: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 26 GP, 4-7-11, +3, 8 PIM
With Sudbury: 5 GP, 1-0-1, -2, 2 PIM
With Ottawa: 21 GP, 3-7-10, +5, 6 PIM

The Wolves have won two shootout games in a row after a five game winless streak.

Belleville Bulls 3 @ Oshawa Generals 4 (SO)
RW Kyle DeCoste, BEL: 0-1-1, -2, 2 PIM (unsportsmanlike conduct)
Season Totals: 26 GP, 9-7-16, +1, 26 PIM
With Bulls: 13 GP, 7-6-13, +3, 6 PIM
With SSM: 13 GP, 2-1-3, -2, 20 PIM
G Michael Zador, OSH: Win, 21 saves on 24 shots
Season Totals: 23 GP, 10-9-2-1, 3.23 GAA, .900 sv%, 1 SO

DeCoste extended his point streak to three games with his assist and remains at a point-per-game pace with Belleville since coming over from the Soo. Zador stopped 3 of 3 shooters in the shootout and hasn’t had a regulation loss in six games.

WHL

Red Deer Rebels 4 @ Lethbridge Hurricanes 3
RW Carter Ashton, LET: 0-1-1, E, 2 PIM (hooking)
Season Totals: 27 GP, 13-13-26, -6, 52 PIM

On the night Lightning prospect Blair Jones made his return to the NHL, one of his two WHL teams, Red Deer, got a late goal to steal a road win in Lethbridge. Ashton has two points in his last six games.

No.19 Vermont Catamounts 3 @ Boston University Terriers 3
C/W Matt Marshall , UVM: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season Totals: 13 GP, 1-1-2, -1, 2 PIM

Vermont moves one game over .500 at 6-5-2. Former Lightning prospect Justin Courtnall did not play in the game for BU.

No.12 Alaska Nanooks 1 @ Western Michigan Broncos 4
D Luke Witkowski , UWM: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season Totals: 14 GP, 1-3-4, -9, 16 PIM

WMU moved to 6-7-2 on the year with the upset over the Nanooks.