Avery Hayes had the green tops flying at the Peterborough Memorial Centre as his hat trick helped the Peterborough Petes get a 5-2 over the Mississauga Steelheads on St. Patrick’s Day night on a rare Tuesday night game.
Both goaltenders Liam Sztuska and Ryerson Leenders were perfect in the first period stopping 16 and 12 shots respectively and faced multiple high-scoring chances throughout the period. The game remained scoreless after one.
Mississauga broke the ice after getting a powerplay eight seconds in. Former Peter Pete Jack Van Volsen nailed a one-timed shot to put Mississauga up 1-0. Less than a minute and a half later, Hayes picked up a loose puck and sniped it past Leenders on a solo mission to tie at one a piece. Peterborough saw more offense with 18 shots but the score remained tied into the third.
The final period was all Peterborough Petes, beginning with Brennan Othmann pouncing on a rebound, getting his 28th of the season on the powerplay for a 2-1 lead. Owen Beck got on the scoresheet against his former team, blasting a slapshot to give Peterborough a 3-1 lead. Lucas Karmiris tipped in a point shot from Kasper Larsen past Sztuska to get the Steelheads within one for a 3-2 game. Avery Hayes took over, nailing his 40th and 41st goal season to put the game out of reach and a hat trick.
The Petes head to North Bay to wrap up their series with the Battalion on Thursday.