{"id":557700,"date":"2025-11-08T17:45:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/557700\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T17:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:45:18","slug":"london-knights-edge-kingston-frontenacs-2-1-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/557700\/","title":{"rendered":"London Knights edge Kingston Frontenacs 2-1 &#8211; London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his first game on home ice, Braidy Wassilyn scored both London goals as the Knights came back to beat the Kingston Frontenacs 2-1 on Friday night at Canada Life Place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>London acquired Wassilyn from the Niagara IceDogs on Oct. 28 while the Knights were playing five consecutive games on the road.<\/p>\n<p>The Puslinch, Ont., native now has seven points in five games in a London uniform.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights held their annual Remembrance Day ceremony prior to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Kingston forward Robin Kuzma started the scoring in Friday\u2019s game at just 1:49 into the first period, chipping in a pass from Tomas Pobezal over the shoulder of goaltender Aleksei Medvedev.<\/p>\n<p>The score stayed 1-0 through all kinds of chances both ways and all kinds of big stops from both Medvedev and Kingston goaltender Matthew Minchak. Eventually, a faceoff win by Mike Zakharov at the 16:42 mark in the second period led to the game-tying goal.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Zakharov, who\u2019d already come close on a couple of chances, took the puck on the draw and fed it to Andoni Fimis at the right point. Fimis wristed a shot at the net, and Wassilyn tipped it in for his third goal in as many games.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>With score tied at 1-1, London came out flying in the third. It scored the go-ahead goal on a two-on-one as Henry Brzustewicz set up Wassilyn for his second of the night, making it 2-1 at the 8:29 mark.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tBraidy Wassilyn scores his second goal of the night.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJim Van Horne \/ 980 CFPL\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Knights outshot the Frontenacs 16-3 in the third and 36-25 overall.<\/p>\n<p>London was 0-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.<\/p>\n<p>Former Knights and major milestones\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11516879\/pierre-poilievres-bad-week\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6e2ef05e5cc9fb9b49c3fdc08b3a91a3116d19e9a864ca9d053d1b559b32728d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tBad week for the Conservatives puts Pierre Poilievre on the defensive\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11516434\/olivier-rioux-worlds-tallest-teenager-canada-college-basketball\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f6b1547f1de9ccbfea7ac5095c583daa46eb27ee0c82c940d032292e555a69ab.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe world\u2019s tallest teenager \u2014\u00a0a Canadian \u2014 becomes tallest player in college basketball history\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nov. 5 was a big night for former London Knights as Nazem Kadri celebrated his 1,000th NHL game in Calgary with his 311th career goal and a 5-1 Flames win.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In Seattle, Ryan Winterton scored his first National Hockey League goal \u2014 the only Kraken goal in a 6-1 loss to Sam Dickinson and the San Jose Sharks.<\/p>\n<p>Finally in Bridgeport, Conn., former London captain Denver Barkey scored a goal and added three assists for a career high four points as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms defeated the Bridgeport Islanders 6-2.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p>The London Knights head to Owen Sound to face the Attack on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The teams saw each other on opening night, which ended in a 3-2 overtime for Owen Sound.<\/p>\n<p>The Attack have spent much of this year atop the Midwest Division with Tristan Delisle and Pierce Mbuyi leading the play, each having racked up 27 points in 19 games.<\/p>\n<p>Delisle recorded a point in his first 18 games of the season before being held off the scoresheet by the Sarnia Sting on Nov.5.<\/p>\n<p>Coverage will start at 6:30 p.m., on 980 CFPL, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.980cfpl.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.980cfpl.ca<\/a> and on the iHeart Radio and Radioplayer Canada apps.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In his first game on home ice, Braidy Wassilyn scored both London goals as the Knights came 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