Peterborough Petes Give Country Night Fans a Happy Hootenanny In 3-2 Overtime Win Over Owen Sound

It was a jamboree at the Peterborough Memorial Centre for Country Night as the Petes walked off with a 3-2 overtime win over the Owen Sound Attack on Thursday.

The Petes are third in the East Division with a 28-19-1-2 record. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

The visitors struck first as Cole Zurawski tipped in the puck into a wide-open net after some excellent passing from Owen Sound to make it a 1-0 game. Peterborough responded just under four minutes later on the power play as Kieran Walton, on a give-and-go, scored after a fake toe drag and went top shelf to tie things up. The Petes were on the man advantage again and in the final minute of the first period, Adam Novotný faked a slap shot and gave it to Leon Kolarik instead to score on a wide-open net for a 2-1 lead after the first period.

The second period had no goals as Peterborough had 15 shots on goal to Owen Sound’s nine.

The final frame only had one goal late in the period. Owen Sound had Petes goalie Easton Rye scrambling during their power play. Pierce Mbuyi capitalized on a one-timer to tie the game and eventually send it to overtime.

With less than a minute of the three-on-three overtime period, Walton took matters into his own hands. He entered the zone, peeled back, found an opening and scored to send the home crowd home happy with a win.

Rye stopped 36 shots to record his 27th win of the season.

The Petes stay at home for Saturday’s Pin in the Rink game against the Sudbury Wolves in support of Survivors Abreast. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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