Peterborough Petes Trounce League-Leading Ottawa 67's In 7-3 Win
/The Peterborough Petes can put a feather in their caps as they took down the league-leading Ottawa 67’s in a 7-3 thrashing at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.
The Petes are third in the East Division with a 30-19-1-2 record. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
The game started as a low-scoring affair with Ottawa scoring the lone goal of the opening frame thanks to a Nic Sima wrist shot for a 1-0 lead.
The second period is where the floodgates opened for Peterborough’s offense. Adam Novotný was the recipient of a bouncing puck and got it past a sprawling goalie for a tie game just five minutes into the period. Aiden Young struck 40 seconds later, tipping a Matthew Perreault point shot for Peterborough’s first lead of the night. Kieron Walton got on the scoreboard as he dumped the puck but the goaltender mishandled it. Walton tracked the loose puck and scored on a wide-open net for a 3-1 lead.
The goals kept coming as Brennan Faulkner backchecked several 67’s at neutral ice for a turnover. He had a partial breakaway and completed the individual effort for a goal and a 4-1 lead. Ottawa was able to get one back late in the period as their power play subsided, but Peterborough had one more score in them. Young scored his second of the night with a turnaround bid to cap a five-goal period for Peterborough to lead, 5-2, into the final frame.
Walton also got his second goal just past the eight-minute mark. The Pete scored seconds after their power play went from a five-on-three to a five-on-four. Walton wristed it home for a 6-2 game. Ottawa responded two minutes later but Leon Kolarik added a late tally to solidify the game for a 7-3 win.
Walton and Novotný had four points each, Aiden Young scored twice and added an assist. Leon Kolarik had a goal and an assist. Easton Rye made 31 saves to get his 29th win of the season which leads the league.
@ptbo_canada The @Peterborough Petes trounce the league-leading Ottawa 67’s, 7-3, to give them their fourth consecutive win. #ptbocanada #journalism #news #fyp #sports ♬ Winning - ROKKA
