Aleksei Medvedev leads London Knights to 4-0 start

In his return to the London Knight net Aleksei Medvedev stopped 38 of 39 shots as the Knights defeated downed the North Bay Battalion 4-1.

Medvedev stretched arms and legs at pucks fired his way all night at Canada Life Place and came away with his first win in his first game since being assigned to London by the Vancouver Canucks.

Marcus Nordmark was playing just his second game in the OHL after after being robbed again and again in his first game by Owen Sound goalie Ryerson Leenders (Nordmark had ten total shots in that game) the Anaheim Ducks prospect made good on a slick feed from Alex Campeau just under seven minutes into the second period as he ripped a low shot through the legs of Battalion goalie Mike McIvor.

The Battalion tied the game on Evgeny Dubrovtsev's fifth goal of the season but London took over in the third with the help of a former Battalion defender.

Playing against his old team Jonathan Kapageridis made a play to Thomas Zocco and Zocco skated to the top of the right circle and snapped home his third goal just 44 seconds into thje third period.

Kapageridis then banked a puck off the end boards that Jaxon Cover batted into an empty side les than three minutes later and the Knights were on their way to equalling their best start in 30 seasons.

A Cohen Bidgood steal led to a Carson Harmer empty-netter late in the game to finish the scoring.

London forward Ryan Brown left the game in the first period and did not return.

Max Sokololovskii was listed as being out week-to-week with a lower body injury before the game began.

The Battalion outshot the Knights 39-21.

London owns the best shooting percentage in the OHL at 20.4 per cent.