It was penalties-a-plenty in Oshawa and the Attack took advantage.
Pierce Mbuyi scored a hat trick as part of a four goal second period for the Owen Sound Attack – all on the power play – en route to a 5-3 win over the Oshawa Generals Sunday evening at Tribute Communities Centre.
Braedyn Rogers and Tristan Delisle also scored for Owen Sound (13-6-0-2), which picked up at least a point for the fifth time in the past six games.
Harry Nansi had four assists, while John Banks notched three for the Attack.
Anthony Timmerman, Harrison Franssen and Luke Posthumus had the goals for Oshawa (5-14), which lost its sixth straight game.
The Attack took advantage of two major penalty calls against Oshawa in the second period, scoring four times on the power play.
Anthony Figliomeni was given a fighting major and game misconduct being an aggressor, after dropping the gloves and firing punches at Attack defenceman Lenny Greenberg along the board. Greenberg didn’t engage. That came at 11:17 of the second.
The Attack were already up 1-0 at that point, and then Rogers scored to make it 2-0. Then at 14:29 of the second period Charlie Hilton was given a five-minute major and match penalty for spearing. That gave Owen Sound a two-man advantage for 1:48.
Mbuyi would pot his second of the game. And then with 2:07 left in the second, it was Mbuyi completing the hat trick – scoring Owen Sound’s fourth power play goal of the second period to make it 4-0.
Trenten Bennett made 28 saves in the win, while Jaden Cholette stopped 29 taking the loss. The Attack outshot the Generals 34-31 while going 4 for 11 on the power play; Oshawa finished 0 for 7.
Next up for the Attack is back-to-back road games Friday and Saturday in London and in Flint.