Avery Hayes's Hat Trick Propels Peterborough Petes to 5-2 Win Over Mississauga Steelheads

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.

The Petes are tied with 70 points in the East Division with the Hamilton Bulldogs but are in second place with a game in hand. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

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.

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