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Brantford picks up a road win in Barrie, while Kitchener takes a 2-0 lead over Windsor.

Sunday saw two pivotal OHL conference final matchups, with game three in the East and game two in the West.

It was not a day for goal scorers, with just five goals going in across both games, including a Brantford empty netter.

Here's all the action from last night's games.

Brantford (2) - Barrie (0)

Bulldogs goaltender Ryerson Leenders pitched a 22-save shutout in Brantford's game three road win in Barrie. (Photo: Brandon Taylor/OHL Images)Bulldogs goaltender Ryerson Leenders pitched a 22-save shutout in Brantford's game three road win in Barrie. (Photo: Brandon Taylor/OHL Images)

The Eastern conference final shifted over to Barrie for game three, but the home fans didn't get much to cheer about on Sunday night.

It was a true goaltending duel in the first period, with Ben Hrebik stopping 21 Bulldogs shots, and Ryerson Leenders stopping 11 from the Colts.

In the second, a nice feed from Seattle Kraken prospect Jake O'Brien saw the visitors finally break through, and they'd shut it down from there.

Barrie only had three shots in the second and eight in the third, as the deep blue line in Brantford really stifled any big chances for the hosts.

Gabriel Frasca sunk an empty netter with 32 seconds left to seal the win, and that would be enough to see Brantford retake the lead in this third round series.

Leenders' shutout was key, while Hrebik made 37 saves in his own right. These teams get Monday off, but are back at it in Barrie on Tuesday for game four.

Windsor (1) - Kitchener (2)

After the Rangers took game one in overtime, the Spitfires knew they needed a big performance to try and get the split at the Aud.

After the first, they seemed on their way to do it. Liam Greentree scored the only goal of the opening frame, and the Spits held a 1-0 lead heading into the second.

That was where the special teams took over for Kitchener. Clutch man Sam O'Reilly evened the game up on the power play, and then Jack Pridham scored shorthanded to give the hosts the lead.

Both of those guys scored in game one as well. While O'Reilly has been on fire all playoffs, getting Pridham going in the goals category will be key for closing out this series.

Windsor pushed in the third, putting 10 shots towards Christian Kirsch's goal, but couldn't beat him, and the Rangers walked away taking both games at home.

It'll be a quick trip up the 401 for game three Monday, as the Spits will look to get back in the series at home.

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