QMJHL
Halifax Mooseheads 2 @ Moncton Wildcats 0
D Daniel Milan [10], MON: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 29 GP, 0-4-4, -9, 27 PIM
Milan’s scoreless streak hit 11 games in the loss.
QMJHL Note: Lightning prospect Adam Janosik [11] of Gatineau has joined Team Slovakia in preparation for the upcoming U20 World Junior Championships.
OHL
Guelph Storm 1 @ London Knights 3
C Vladislav Namestnikov [12], LDN: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 33 GP, 17-23-40, +10, 28 PIM
Former Lightning camper Seth Griffith [13] scored an empty net goal for his 26th goal of the season as London topped division rival Guelph, 3-1. The undrafted Griffith has 46 points in 33 games to go with a plus-17 rating. He has a 12 game point streak going and has had at least a point in 24 of his last 26 games. He was passed over in last year’s draft and camped with the Lightning before being sent back to the OHL without a contract. He sits in sixth in the OHL in points and is second in goals.
Owen Sound Attack 3 @ Sarnia Sting 5
D Geoffrey Schemitsch [14], OS: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 22 GP, 0-7-7, -1, 16 PIM
Likely 2012 top-3 pick Nail Yakupov had a goal and an assist in Sarnia’s win over Geoffrey Schemitsch and Owen Sound. The Russian has 51 points in 25 games. Yakupov, Lightning prospect Nikita Kucherov [15], and Quebec Rempart Mikhail Grigorenko are expected to be the offensive leaders for Russia in the upcoming U20 World Junior Championships.