Peterborough wasted no time as Thomas Hoggarth and Josh Currier scored within the first minute to go up 2-0. Brooklin countered with two goals of their for the 2-2 tie with scores from Liam Osbourne and Jordi Jones-Smith. Holden Cattoni continued his to keep his reign as the league’s scoring leader, getting one on the powerplay for regain the lead. The Lakers never looked back at that point. Turner Evans found the scoresheet 26 seconds later to double up the lead as Cattoni scored his second of the game to round out the period, his league-leading 27th goal of the season. The Lakers had a 5-2 lead going into the second.
Peterborough kept their foot on the gas with two straight goals from Austin Hasen and Currier’s second goal for a 7-2 lead. The two teams mostly traded goals for the rest of the period but two powerplay goals from the Lakers gave them a comfortable lead going into the third, 11-5. Cattoni scored his third for the hat trick at the end of the period for his 28th score of the season.
The Lakers slowed the pace of the game in the third period and kept it a low-scoring affair. Brooklin scored the first and last goal of the period but the Lakers rung off three-straight scores in between to win the period, 3-2 and ultimately the game, 14-7.
Landon Kells picks up the win in net for Peterborough as the Lakers clinch second place in the standings behind Six Nations.
Peterborough finishes off the regular season at home in the second leg of the back-to-back home-and-home series against Brooklin at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday. The game is Little Lakers Night in partnership with Five Counties Children’s Centre which features face painting, a silent auction and Little Lakers t-shirt sales.
