Petes Get Revenge on Battalion With 4-2 Win Thursday Night at the PMC

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Petes picked up their fourth win of the season Thursday night, defeating the North Bay Battalion 4-2 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre to improve to 4-7.

Peterborough PEtes forward Mason minsky celebrates his goal on Thursday night as the petes beat the battalion 4-2 (photo courtesy of the peterborough petes, via kenneth andersen photography)

North Bay opened the scoring early in the first period when Evgeny Dubrovtsev found the back of the net just over two minutes in.

The Petes responded with two goals in the second period to take the lead. Yanis Lutz tied the game early in the frame, assisted by Leon Kolarik and Adam Novotný, before Mason Minsky put Peterborough ahead with help from Carson Cameron and Novotný.

James McMurray extended the Petes’ lead in the third period, scoring with 4:48 remaining. Aiden Young and Minsky picked up the assists.

North Bay’s Arseny Pronin cut the deficit to one with 1:45 left, but Cooper Dennis sealed the 4-2 win with an empty-net goal 41 seconds later.

Matthew Koprowski made 23 saves on 25 shots for Peterborough. The Petes outshot North Bay 27-25.

Both teams were shutout out on the powerplay with the Petes going 0-for-3 on the night and the Battation 0-for-4.

Petes Scoring: Yanis Lutz (1G), Mason Minsky (1G, 1A), James McMurray (1G), Cooper Dennis (1G), Adam Novotný (2A), Leon Kolarik (1A), Carson Cameron (1A), Aiden Young (1A)

The Petes return to action Saturday at 7pm when they host the Barrie Colts at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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