Both teams were evenly matched throughout the first period. Josh Currier and Colton Armstrong opened the scoring for Peterborough in back-to-back goals. Kevin Hill and Larson Sundown countered with a pair of goals for Six Nations. Shayne Jackson scored a third for the Chiefs for their first lead of the game before Eli McLaughlin tied it at 3-3. Tim Edwards scored a late goal to give Six Nations a 4-3 lead after the first period.
The second period saw both teams go stride for stride with each other. Six Nations continued their run with Cody Jamieson and Dave Brock netting a pair for a 6-3 Chiefs lead. Holden Cattoni and Cam Milligan got Peterborough’s special teams working as they both tacked on powerplay goals to bring the Lakers within one. Six Nations also saw their man advantage pay dividends as Bell scored a powerplay goal of his own. Taite Cattoni took it upon himself to score unassisted for Peterborough to keep it a one-goal game going into the third with a score of 7-6.
The first-place Chiefs showed why they’re at the top of the rankings as they took over the game in the third. They went on a run of five goals and clamped down on Peterborough’s offense. The Lakers mustered only one goal late in the period with McLaughlin’s second but it was too little, too late for Peterborough as they fell to the Chiefs 12-7.
2019 President’s Cup MVP Warren Hill earned the win in net while Drew Hutchinson gets the loss. The Chiefs improve to 10-2-0 while the Lakers fall to 8-3-0.
The Lakers return home to the Peterborough Memorial Centre to take on the Brooklin L.C. in their second matchup of the season on Thursday night. The Lakers will be playing on a new turf that was installed earlier this week.
