Kingston Frontenacs' swoon hits 4 games with 6

The Kingston Frontenacs’ losing streak stretched to four games with a 6-1 loss to the London Knights at Slush Puppie Place on Sunday.

The Knights opened the scoring on a powerplay goal by Braidy Wassilyn at 11:30 of the first period, with Kingston defenceman Will Bishop in the penalty box off with a holding minor. For 20 minutes, the Frontenacs more than held their own against the defending Memorial Cup champions, trailing only 1-0 and outshooting London 12-10 going into first intermission.

In the second period, though, the Knights took their game to another level, scoring four goals over the span of eight minutes. Sam O’Reilly, Jaxon Cover, Braiden Clark and Rene Van Bommel picked up goals in the flurry. At that point, Kingston coach Troy Mann pulled starting goaltender Gavin Betts who