New blue-liner has 3 points in debut as London Knights crush Erie Otters

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Simply 24 hours after being acquired from the Guelph Storm, defenceman Cam Allen had a aim and two assists to assist lead the London Knights to a 6-1 win over the Erie Otters earlier than an formally introduced 3,356 at Erie Insurance coverage Area on Wednesday night time.

The win improves the Knights to 26-6-0-0, good for 52 factors and comfortably atop the Ontario Hockey League standings with one sport to go earlier than the Christmas break. Erie falls to 16-10-3-1 on the season.

Allen, the No. 3 total choose to Guelph in 2021, was dealt to London in alternate for defenceman Noah Jenken and 7 draft picks, together with two second-rounders. He’s the second blue-liner added to the membership this month – following College of Vermont commit Andoni Fimis.

Wednesday night time, Allen had an help on the Evan Van Gorp aim that made it 2-0 London within the first interval, then added a aim of his personal 16 seconds into the second interval to make it 3-0. He then had an help on Blake Montgomery’s aim within the third interval. The opposite London aim scorers have been Landon Sim, Jacob Julien and Sam O’Reilly.

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Goalie Alexsei Medvedev made 20 for the win. Erie goalie Charlie Burns made 28 saves. Dylan Edwards had the lone aim for Erie.

The Knights beat Erie with three of their prime gamers away to play for Canada on the world juniors later this month: Easton Cowan, Oliver Bonk and Sam Dickinson. Finnish sniper Kasper Halttunen was additionally out of the lineup on Thursday.

After Friday’s sport in opposition to Sarnia, the Knights start the league-wide Christmas break. They return to the ice in Flint on Dec. 29 and can then be dwelling in opposition to the Sting on New 12 months’s Eve (4 p.m.).

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