Peterborough's Nolan Burke Sends Sarnia Sting to Second Round With Walk-Off Overtime Goal

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Sarnia Sting forward and Peterborough’s Nolan Burke has taken his team to the second round after scoring a walk-off game-winning goal in a 4-3 overtime win over the Guelph Storm at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph on Sunday night.

Burke finsihed with career highs of 50 goals and 32 assists during the regular season. Burke has signed a three-year entry level contract with the Nashville PRedators back in November. Photo courtesy of Tim Burke.

The Sting had a 3-2 series lead over Guelph as Burke also had the game-tying assist that put the game into overtime.

Burke received a drop pass Zach Filak as Sarnia crossed the blue line and entered the offensive zone. Burke circled around the net and buried a wraparound goal, slipping it by Storm goaltender Patrick Leaver for the walk-off and series-ending goal.

The goal was Burke’s second overtime goal of the series. He awas awarded third-star of the game honuors with a goal and an assist.

The Sting have yet to advance to the second round of the playoffs since 2018.

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Peterborough's Nolan Burke One Goal Away From 50 For OHL Season

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A two-goal night for Peterborough’s Nolan Burke of the Sarnia Sting against the Hamilton Bulldogs puts him at 49 goals on the season, one short of breaking the 50 mark from Wednesday’s game.

Photo courtesy of Tim Burke.

Both goals came from rebounds on point shots. Burke scooped up the puck and got it past Bulldog goaltenders Matteo Drobac in the first period and Tristain Malboeuf in the third.

Burke is currently second in the league with goals behind Matthew Maggio of the Windsor Spitfires. He ranks first in the league with powerplay goals with 22, ahead of Peterborough Petes’s Avery Hayes with 19.

Only four other Sarnia Sting players have broken the 50-mark in OHL history during the regular season. Reid Boucher in 2012-13 (62), Steven Stamkos in 2007-08 (58), Ivan Novoseltsev in 1998-99 (57) and Jon Sim in back-to-back seasons from 1995-97 (56).

The 20-year-old forward can break the 50-mark on St. Patrick’s Day this Friday on the road against the Guelph Storm. His father Tim Burke organized the 20th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Peterborough that took place last Sunday.

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Peterborough's Nolan Burke Dazzles With Four-Goal Performance For Sarnia Sting

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Peterborough’s Nolan Burke led the Sarnia Sting to a 9-1 rout of the Guelph Storm with four goals at the Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia on Wednesday night.

Photo courtesy of the OHL.

His first goal came in the final minute of the opening period with a wrist shot that off the post and in, beating Brayden Gillespie and giving Sarnia a 3-0 lead.

He continued where he left off 8:31 into the period with a one-timed shot from just outside the faceoff dot for his second tally of the game. Burke capped off a hat trick in the dying two minutes of the stanza with a pass from Sasha Pastujov and one-timed it home from the slot for his third goal of the game.

Burke was not finished yet as Sarnia had a two-man advantage early in the third period. The Peterborough-born forward saw his wrist shot find the back of the net and in for his fourth of the game en route to a 9-1 win over the London Knights.

Burke was awarded the first star of the game honours with four goals on five shots on net and winning 15/20 faceoffs.

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Peterborough's Nolan Burke Signs Three-Year Entry-Level Contract to Nashville Predators

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Peterborough’s Nolan Burke is headed to the Music City as he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on Monday.

Burke spent 2016-2018 with the U15 AAA and U16 AAA Peterborough Petes. Photo courtesy of the Nashville Predators.

“Dream come true to announce I have signed my first NHL contract with the Nashville Predators,” Tweeted Burke. “Big thanks to my family, friends, coaches and trainers for helping me get to this point!”

Burke is in his fourth season with the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Sarnia Sting. During that time, he’s scored 55 goals and 41 assists in 137 games.

Prior to the OHL, Burke native spent two seasons in the Ontario Junior Hockey League with Pickering Panthers and Trenton Golden Hawks from 2017-19.

During 2016-18, Burke played for the U15 AAA and U16 AAA Peterborough Petes.

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