Peterborough Lakers Get First Mann Cup Series Victory In 12-6 Win
/The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers get on the board with a Mann Cup series win, beating the Langley Thunder 12-6 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Monday.
Lakers defenseman Matt Gilray (left) after scoring on a breakaway in transition as he got away from Langley Thunder captain Connor Robinson (right). This was Gilray’s first goal of the Mann Cup finals. Photo courtesy of Jeramie Bailey and the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers.
The win makes it 2-1 in favour of the Thunder in the best-of-seven series as Langley won the first two games.
The Cattoni brothers, Holden and Taite, led the Lakers with 12 points between them.
“We came out with a little bit more energy and played a little better and a little smarter,” said Holden Cattoni. “This was a must-win game for us.”
Both teams alternated between goals but Langley led 3-2 after the first period.
The Lakers clamped down defensively while starting their own fireworks show offensively for the rest of the game. They outscored the Thunder 5-1 in the second and again in the third, 4-2.
Curtis Dickson led Langley with four points (1 goal and 3 assists). Captain Connor Robinson had a pair of goals while Frankie Scigliano made 37 saves on 49 shots.
Game four is Tuesday night at the Memorial Centre with Game 5 set for Wednesday.
Lakers scoring leaders:
Holden Cattoni (5-3)
Taite Cattoni (3-1)
Joe Resetarits (2-3)
Paul Dawson (1-0)
Matt Gilray (1-0)
Mark Matthews (0-3)
Shawn Evans (0-2)
Thomas Hoggarth (0-1)
Cory Vitarelli (0-1)
Bryce Sweeting (0-1)
Matt Vinc: 35 saves
