MiLH

Flint 5, at Saginaw 4

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Final · Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League 1 2 G

Flint Firebirds

10-5 · L1 · #13 (1382 ELO +3)

2 0 5

Saginaw Spirit

6-11 · L7 · #69 (1248 ELO -3)

0 0 4

Dow Event Center · Saginaw, MI

Attendance: 4,953

Officials: Blake Beer, Michael Whaley, Riley Brass, Joseph Erickson

Tessier’s hat trick lifts Flint past Saginaw in OHL opener

SAGINAW, Mich. (Interstat) — Xavier Tessier recorded a hat trick and Brady Smith scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as the Flint Firebirds defeated the Saginaw Spirit 5-4 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Ontario Hockey League play at Dow Event Center. Flint improved to 1-0, while Saginaw fell to 0-2. The announced attendance was 4,953. Flint needed only eight seconds to take the lead, as Tessier scored from Brady Smith and Rylan Fellinger. The Firebirds then took penalties to Cooper Williams for tripping and Nick Bogas for cross checking, and Saginaw answered at 2:45 of the first… Read more...

Top Statlines

Xavier Tessier FLN 3g 3sog
Dima Zhilkin SAG 1g 2a 7sog 2pim
Brady Smith FLN 1g 1a 2sog

Forecasting

ELO Probability FLN 63.5%

Projected Score FLN 4 SAG 1