Panthers win third in a row

Canucks move back into first place

Wyatt Thole netted a hat trick and Thomas Young two goals to lead the Pelham Panthers to a 10-2 victory over the Jr. Canadians in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday night in Welland.

Pelham, which won its third in a row and sixth in seven games, also got scoring from Jackson Barrett, Noah Caperchione, Brendan Charlton, Matt Ruigrok and Devin Sanders.

Matthew Maidens and Dryden Rivet replied for the Jr. Canadians, who lost their seventh in a row to drop to 8-24-0-3 in league play.

The Panthers improved their record to 22-13-0-2, fourth in the

Golden Horseshoe Conference.

Pelham outshot Welland 51-30 and went 2-for-5 on the power play. The Jr. Canadians finished the game 0-for-6 with a man advantage.

The Panthers host the Lockport Regals next Sunday. Welland visits the Thorold Blackhawks on Thursday.

Monday night’s Golden Horseshoe schedule has the Niagara Falls Canucks, 29-4-0-1, at the Hamilton Kilty B’s, 26-9-0-1.

Falcons 5, Regals 2

At Lockport, N.Y., former Erie Otters goaltender Noah Battaglia made 36 saves Saturday night in his debut for St. Catharines, backstopping the Falcons past the Regals.

James Gowland, Christian Girhiny, Tanner Main, Andrew Somerville and Kyle West scored for the visitors who were outshot 38-25 Saturday night in western New York. Hunter Litman and Alex Stinis found the back of the net for Lockport, 4-31-1-0.

On the power play the Falcons were 0-for 1; the Regals, 0-for-7.

St. Catharines, 28-4-0-2; returned to the win column one night after an 11-game win streak and a 29-game streak of earning at least a point was snapped.

Joseph Colasurdo’s goal was all the offence the Falcons could muster in a 4-1 loss to the Hamilton Kilty B’s Friday night in St. Catharines.

Lockport is back on the ice Wednesday host the Fort Erie Meteors, 9-23-0-3. St. Catharines entertains Niagara Falls in a 7 p.m. puck drop Friday at Jack Gatecliff Arena.

Canucks 6, Meteors 2

At Fort Erie, Niagara Falls won its fifth in a row and moved back into first place in the Golden Horseshoe Conference, one point ahead of St. Catharines.

Ben Evans, power play; Matthew Riva, short-handed; Nicholas Prestia, David D’Agostino, power play; Justin Kyle and Luke McFarlane scored for the Canucks.

David D’Agostino and Luca Mazzo, power play, had one goal each for the Meteors.

Shots on net were 55-33 Niagara Falls, with the Canucks going 2-for-4 on the power play and the Meteors 1-for-6.