OSHAWA, Ont. - Anthony Cirelli scored the winner in the third period as the Oshawa Generals jumped out to a 2-0 series lead over the Erie Otters in the OHL final with a 5-1 win Saturday night.

A shot by Michael Dal Colle came off the pads of Erie goalie Devin Williams and in off a hard-charging Cirelli with 7:43 remaining.

Tobias Lindberg scored 1:23 later on a breakaway, before Cole Cassels and Matt Mistle, with his second of the game, rounded out the attack.

Oshawa used its power play to open the scoring, with Mistele spinning and beating Williams through the pads 5:21 into the game.

The Otters tied it up before the first period was done, when Nick Betz found a lane to the net and beat Ken Appleby from in tight through a crowd.

Appleby, although shaken briefly by what appeared to be a leg injury early in the game, recovered and made 32 saves. Both teams had 33 shots on goal.

Connor McDavid, who had 43 points in 16 games heading into Game 2, was held without a point for the first time in the playoffs and just the third time all season.

The series now shifts to Erie for games on Monday and Wednesday.