The scoring started with Braydon McCallum as Petes were spending some extra time in the offensive zone. McCallum wristed one inside the faceoff circle through traffic and found the back of the net for a 1-0 game as the only score of the period.
Peterborough extended their lead as James Petrovski wristed one in from the point just six seconds into a power play for a 2-0 lead. Just 1:32 later, the Petes had the man-advantage again as Aiden Young got his own rebound and snuck it by the IceDogs goaltender for the team’s second power play goal to make it 3-0 heading into the final frame.
The third period saw Niagara get on the board just 2:06 in to cut the lead to two. Peterborough once again capitalized on the power play as they peppered the goalie with a barrage of shots. Petrovski got a juicy rebound and buried it on a wide-open net for a 4-1 game. Niagara did not want to go down without a fight as Riley Patterson scored on the power play for his second goal of the game to make it 4-2. Leon Kolarik deposited an empty-net goal with 75 seconds left in regulation and Peterborough handily got the 5-2 win as they head into the holiday break.
The Petes play one more time before their holiday break as they travel to the nation’s capital to play the Ottawa 67’s on Friday night.
