Peterborough Lakers Continue Winning Streak With Home Win Over Oakville Rock

The Lakers keep rolling with their fourth win in a row, defeating the Oakville Rock 9-6 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Lakers.

“I think they're keeping it simple and they’re playing with a bit of pace,” said Mike Hasen, Lakers head coach. “The ball is moving. We have had a tendency of getting it stuck on one side. Right now, it's swinging side to side and a lot of guys are getting a lot of good looks. We’re getting a lot of great shots and great opportunities and, you know, I think the biggest thing for us is that we're sticking with it. We’re not bailing on things when it doesn't go our way. Like 27-28 shots after the first period tonight with (only) one goal, right, we stuck with it. We didn't try to change anything, we just continued through and that’s a great sign of maturity, basically.”

The opening frame was a low-scoring affair, with each team only finding the back of the net once. Mike Robinson scored first for the Lakers followed by Chris Weier for Oakville.

The second period saw the most scoring in the game as the teams traded scores for the first eight goals. Braedon Saris, Holden Cattoni, Joe Resetarits and Ben Tremble scored for the Lakers, respectively. The Lakers broke the alternating goal streak as Saris scored for Peterborough in the final 70 seconds of the period to give the Lakers a slim 6-5 lead.

Peterborough allowed the first goal of the period 3:30 in but clamped down defensively after that. Nearly halfway through the period, Cattoni got his second of the game to regain the lead for the Lakers. Peterborough sealed the game after scoring twice in the final 61 seconds courtesy of Brad McCulley and Ben Trumble for the 9-6 victory.

The Lakers hit the road Saturday to Collingwood to play the Owen Sound North Stars. They will have some challenges as Peterborough will have a depleted lineup due to several Lakers attending defenceman Jordan Stouros’ wedding.

Hasen projects 13 regulars, including Nick Rose, will be available. The rest of the holes will be filled by callups from Sr. B and Jr. A.

“We’re going to look a little bit different. A few unknowns out there but defensively we're going to be strong,” he said. “The right side is going to be consistent but the left side is going to be a little bit by committee with a couple new guys in there.”

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