Peterborough opened the scoring as the Petes capitalized on a turnover in the offensive zone. The loose puck went to Matthew Soto’s stick. His pass ricocheted off a few players and ended up on Brennan Faulkner’s stick and he scored on a wide-open net for the first period’s only score.
The Petes built their lead just 2:29 into the second as Soto bounced a puck off the half-wall for a breakout pass that somehow ended up on Gerry DiCunzolo’s stick. He corralled it in the offensive zone and scored on the backhand for a 2-0 lead. Kingston got on the scoreboard just under three minutes later as their power play just ended, Alex McLean pounced on a rebound and scored to make it 2-1. In the last 1:40 of the period, Peterborough was on the power play. Petes captain Carson Cameron joined the rush and one-timed it from the slot off an Adam Levac pass to give the Petes an insurance marker anda 3-1 lead.
In the third, Petes goaltender Easton Rye, clamped down and stopped all 14 shots he faced (the most in a period this game by Kingston). Both teams were kept off the scoresheet in the third but the Petes start 2026 with a 3-1 win.
The Petes are on the road for their next game as they take on the Owen Sound Attack on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
