The first installment of the Highway 7 battle in the 2018-19 OHL season goes to the Kitchener Rangers after they hammered the Guelph Storm 5-0 Friday night at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
Rangers goaltender Luke Richardson made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season in front of 7,000 fans.
Greg Meireles started things off with his fifth goal of the season with about six minutes left in the first period.
Mike Petizian and Rickard Hugg picked up goals in the second period while Eric Guest and Alexey Lipanov scored for Kitchener in the final frame.
Three of the goals came on the Rangers’ power play, including one with the two-man advantage.
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Storm goaltender Anthony Popovich stopped 22 shots in the loss.
Guelph will play in Owen Sound on Saturday night, while Kitchener will head to London for a 3:30 p.m. puck drop against the Knights.
The Rangers and Storm will meet in a rematch on Sunday at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph at 2 p.m.
Larry Mellott will have the call on 1460 CJOY, the home of the Guelph Storm.
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