With the Erie Otters having the last change at home, Connor McDavid found a slew of open ice and factored into a two 5-on-5 goals, fostering the winning margin against Oshawa.
The top NHL draft prospect made a deft backhand feed to Remi Elie (1G-1A, +2) for the first-period icebreaker and finished off an odd-man rush in the third to open a three-goal spread. That furnished enough cushion for a 4-3 Otters win after Cole Cassels (2G) led a Generals comeback. There's now a chance for a tied series.
"I felt like I had a little bit more room — still, obviously, not a whole lot of room," McDavid (1G-1A, +1) said.