Peterborough Petes Shine Against Rival Oshawa Generals In 4-0 Win; Othmann Scores In Home Debut

Special Olympics night proved to be special for the Peterborough Petes as they dominated their rival Oshawa Generals in a 4-0 win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Brennan Othmann (pictured) after scoring his first goal as a Pete during a two-man advantage powerplay. Othmann was traded to the Petes last Saturday. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The Petes asserted their dominance early in the first as Petes’ Connor Lockhart snapped a quick shot past Generals goalie Patrick Leaver in the high slot for a 1-0 lead. Six minutes later, J.R. Avon would score a highlight reel goal on a turnaround bid to extend the lead to 2-0. Jack Van Volsen got in on the action a minute later just shooting the puck on net and ricocheting off a Generals’ stick for a 3-0 lead.

In the second period, the Petes allowed a two-on-nothing breakaway at the tail end of their powerplay but goalie Michael Simpson shut the door on a Matthew Buckley shot. Newly-acquired Brennan Othmann dazzled the Peterborough crowd with a beautiful move off a give-and-go and extended the Petes’ lead 4-0 from a two-man advantage powerplay goal.

Oshawa came out firing in the third period, registering 13 shots on Simpson, the most of any period this game. Simpson stood tall, stopping all 13 including fighting off a Generals two-man advantage powerplay.

The Petes travel to Mississauga to play the Steelheads on Friday night tomorrow night.

Approximately $3,000 was raised on the night in support of the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics Ontario.

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