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Niagara 1, at Brantford 3

Friday, September 18, 2026 · Final · Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League 1 2 G

Niagara IceDogs

7-8 · L3 · #81 (1212 ELO -2)

0 0 1

Brantford Bulldogs

12-5 · W2 · #7 (1429 ELO +2)

0 2 3

TD Civic Centre

Attendance: 3,207

Officials: Jason Faist, Dan Kovachik, Zach Gagne, Brian Birkhoff

Lieb scores twice as Brantford tops Niagara in playoff opener

BRANTFORD, Ontario (Interstat) — Xavier Lieb scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Brantford Bulldogs opened their Ontario Hockey League playoff schedule with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Niagara IceDogs at TD Civic Centre on Friday, September 18, 2026. Brantford improved to 1-0, while Niagara fell to 0-1. The announced attendance was 3,207. Brantford never trailed, though Niagara tied the game in the first period. Lieb put Brantford ahead at 2:01 of the first period, finishing off a setup from Brayden Lappalainen and George Komadoski. He struck again at 4:20 of the third period,… Read more...

Top Statlines

Xavier Lieb BFD 2g 4sog
Jason Musa BFD 1g 4sog 2pim
George Komadoski BFD 2a 4sog

Forecasting

ELO Probability BFD 81.4%

Projected Score BFD 6 NIA 2