Max Jones of the London Knights. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Bell via OHL Images)Max Jones of the London Knights. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Bell via OHL Images)
London

Knights Win In Final Home Game

The Knights scored a 7-3 victory over the Flint Firebirds on Friday in London's final home game of the regular season.

Alex Formenton scored early in the first period to give London the lead, but the Firebirds followed up with a goal of their own nine minutes in. Max Jones scored before the end of the first frame to give the Knights a 2-1 advantage, but Flint tied things up again with a goal 1:03 into the second.

London surged ahead midway through the second with Janne Kuokkanen, Liam Foudy and Adrian Carbonara all scoring a goal to give the Knights a 5-2 lead heading into the third.

Jones scored his second of the night 3:12 into the final period, followed by Dante Salituro who brought London's lead to 7-2. Flint was able to score once more before the end of the game, but weren't able to catch up to the Knights.

London goaltender Tyler Parsons made 37 saves out of 40 shots on net.

The Knights will take on the Firebirds again at Dort Federal Event Center on Saturday at 7pm.

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