Brennan Faulkner Becomes Overtime Hero As Peterborough Petes Mount Comeback Against North Bay Battalion

Brennan Faulkner was the hero and gave the Peterborough Petes a critical 4-3 overtime win over the North Bay Battalion at the Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens on Sunday night.

The Petes are third in the East Division with a 37-24-1-3 record. Photo courtesy of Tom Martineau and the North Bay Battalion.

The Petes are two points ahead of the Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League standings and are fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Battalion are fifth, with a probable playoff matchup against Peterborough as the teams vie for home-field advantage.

Peterborough fell behind early with a pair of goals from North Bay, including a score in the final 21 seconds in the first period.

The Petes cut the deficit in half early in the second frame. Adam Novotný scored on his wraparound bid after Battalion goaltender Jack Lisson could not handle the puck that eventually found the back of his net. It was the only goal of the period and Peterborough was down only one going into the third.

It took just under eight minutes for Peterborough to tie things up as Faulkner held the zone and threw the puck back at the net. It ended up on Aiden Young’s stick and he slipped it through the five-hole for a 2-2 game.

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The Petes took their first lead of the night after a dump-and-chase attempt. Matthew Soto won the puck battle and centred a pass for Kieron Walton, who one-timed it in the slot and scored, 3-2. North Bay answered quickly as they won a faceoff and Parker Vaughan immediately snapped the puck off the draw and zoomed it by Petes goaltender Easton Rye for a 3-3 tie. The game had to be decided in overtime.

In three-on-three, the Petes set up a pick play which left Faulker with a clear shot in the slot and he sniped it and sent the Petes home with a 4-3 overtime win.

The Petes have their final home game of the season this Thursday against the Barrie Colts. Puck drop is 7:05 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre

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