Peterborough Petes Get Two Points After a Pair of Weekend Road Games
/The Peterborough Petes earned two points after a pair of road games against the Niagara IceDogs and Ottawa 67’s.
The Petes are third in the East Division with a 36-23-1-3 record. Photo courtesy of the Niagara IceDogs.
The Petes were in St. Catharines for the final time this season to take on the Niagara IceDogs on Friday night. The visitors won, 4-1, sweeping the season series 4-0.
Brennan Faulkner scored two shorthanded goals on the same penalty kill and added an assist. He is the seventh Pete in franchise history to score two shorthanded goals in a game. Matthew Perreault and Adam Novotny also scored, with Adam Levac and Matthew Soto each getting an assist. Easton Rye stopped 34 of 35 shots for his 35th win.
The Petes went to the nation’s capital on Sunday to take on the Ottawa 67’s. They erased a two-goal deficit early but fell behind again, failing to catch up a second time and lost 6-3.
Yanis Lutz led the Petes with two goals, while Aiden Young also scored. Kieron Walton and James Petrovski had two assists each and Calum Hartnell had a helper.
@ptbo_canada The @Peterborough Petes earned two points on a two-game road trip. Defeating the Niagara IceDogs but falling to the Ottawa 67’s. #ptbocanada #journalism #fyp #news #sports ♬ Winning - ROKKA
