Peterborough Petes Let Up in the Third Period, Fall to North Bay Battalion 5-3

The Peterborough Petes kept pace with the North Bay Battalion until the third period, losing a tight game, 5-3 on the road on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

Seven minutes into the game, North Bay drew first blood as Kyle Jackson put North Bay up. Peterborough retaliated late in the period as Owen Beck finished a give-and-go from Avery Hayes to tie the game at 1-1. A minute and a half later, Tucker Robertson pouned on a rebound on the powerplay to give Peterborough a 2-1 lead into the second.

North Bay struck first again as Liam Arnsby scored to tie the game at 2-2. Three minutes later, Kyle McDonald gave the Battalion the a 3-2 lead. Konnor Smith evened things up with a point shot to tie the game at 3-3 into then third.

North Bay struck first again just 12 and a half minutes in as McDonald struck again with a one-timed shot beating Michael Simpson for a 4-3 lead. The Battalion added an empty netter with 10 seconds left to seal the 5-3 win. 

Peterborough continues their road trip against the Sudbury Wolves on Friday with puck drop at 7:05 p.m.

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