1/24 Recap: Austin tosses one in

Brady Austin scored his third goal of the year Thursday but Belleville squandered a two-goal third-period lead in a 3-2 shootout loss to Peterborough. A wrister from the left point gave Austin his first goal since late November, and the Bulls a 1-0 lead at 5:01 of the opening period.



Alex Lepkowski continued to be a big, rugged presence as Barrie earned a 2-1 overtime win over Niagara. A steady stay-at-home defender, Lepkowski has gone 16 games without a point.

Joel Armia fired six shots in 19:47 of work as Assat was shut out by JYP 2-0. The Aces, who suffered their second straight shutout, have now lost eight of their last 11 games to silde seven points of the final playoff spot with 16 games left to play.