The London Knights triumphed over the Erie Otters with a decisive 5-1 score in a game played on December 18, 2024. The Knights were led by a strong offensive performance, including multiple goals from Landon Sim and Evan Van Gorp.
Erie, Pa. - Evan Van Gorp celebrates his 10th goal of the season as he scores on Charlie Burns of the Erie Otters in a game played on Dec. 18, 2024.A successful high flip got the scoring started as Knights defenceman P.J. Fagan sent a puck into the air that bounced down at the Erie blue line as a charging Landon Sim raced after it. Sim got to the puck and caught Erie goaltender Charlie Burns out of position as he contemplated going after the puck himself.
Sim ripped a wrist shot by Burns for his 10th goal of the season and London led 1-0 at the 10:19 mark of the opening period.The Knights went up 2-0 at 18:30 of the first as Cam Allen put a puck to the Otters net that Jacob Julien chipped in front to Evan Van Gorp and Van Gorp notched his 10th of the year as well. Allen scored his first goal in a London uniform just 16 seconds into the second period on a beautiful feed from Blake Montgomery behind the goal line.Erie forward Dylan Edwards scored off the rush on a nifty shot from the left side of the Knights zone at the 8:11 mark of the second to tighten the score to 3-1 before Julien and O’Reilly scored back to back just 11 seconds apart to break the game open a little over five minutes later.Olympic trailblazer Ethel Catherwood recognized at alma matter in SaskatoonLogan Hawery did the work on Julien’s goal as he won a puck battle on the right side of the Otters end and slid a pass into the slot to Julien and the Winnipeg Jets prospect made no mistake as he put London up 4-1.Right off the faceoff at centre ice, O’Reilly came storming into the Erie zone and snapped a shot past Burns for a 5-1 lead.The Knights outshot Erie 34-21 and both teams were 0-for-1 on the power play. London was playing without Oliver Bonk, Easton Cowan, Sam Dickinson, Jesse Nurmi and Kasper Halttunen who are all getting set for the World Junior Hockey Championshi
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