The Peterborough Petes could not avenge their one-and-only loss to the North Bay Battalion as they fell 3-1 on the road at the North Bay Memorial Gardens on Thursday night.
This game is Peterborough’s second loss of the season, both coming from North Bay at home and on the road.
Almost halfway through the first period, Peterborough was on the penalty kill but became fortunate as Justin DeZoete buried a shorthanded goal — his second of the season — off a breakaway rebound shot from J. R. Avon. Petes goalie Michael Simpson was under siege in the first period but was able to stop all 15 shots in the first, shutting out his opponents in four straight periods
Despite several early chances from the Petes in the second period, North Bay’s Kyle Jackson evened the score to make it. Five minutes later, Kyle McDonald gave North Bay their first lead of the game going into the third period.
Simpson was under fire again as North Bay peppered him in a period where the Batallion had 13 shots including two breakaways and a penalty shot but stopped everything that came at him. Brampton added the insurance marker with an empty-net goal in the final minute of the game to seal the victory.
The Petes continue their road trip on Friday against the Soo Greyhounds.