The London Knights didn’t lose because of a controversial third-period video review. Article content

But it certainly made an uphill climb even more steep in North Bay. Article content Article content

Trailing by a pair, London coach Dale Hunter challenged Battalion rookie fifth-rounder Lincoln Edwards’ first OHL goal for an offside entry. The Knights lost the lengthy review and the Troops went up by three in an eventual 5-2 triumph before 2,558 Thursday at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens.

Had Hunter’s challenge been successful, the Knights would have only been one goal behind after Jaxon Cover scored with 13-plus minutes left in regulation.

“They (the officials) didn’t really tell us anything,” London assistant coach Rick Steadman said. “We called it, they looked at it a

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