The Lakers quickly fell behind in the first period, scoring only once thanks to Holden Cattoni but allowed four goals, putting the home team behind early.
Both teams alternated goals in the second, scoring three apiece but Brooklin maintained its three-goal lead heading into the final frame. Joe Resetarits, Cattoni, and Thomas Hoggarth scored for the Lakers, respectively.
Turner Evans helped kick off the third with a goal for the Lakers to cut the deficit to two. The momentum was quickly cut off but Brooklin’s Tanner Cook who scored less than three minutes later.
Peterborough rung off two straight goals from Cam Milligan and Cattoni’s hat trick score to put them within one with three minutes left. Cook put the dagger in Peterborough and scored in the final four seconds to give Brooklin the 9-7 win.
“Pretty pedestrian effort for 40 minutes and then we tried to chase the game in the third and it was too little, too late. It was a tough loss,” said Cattoni.
The Lakers fall to a 1-2 record. This is the second-straight home opener Peterborough has dropped, losing to the Brampton Excelsiors 14-13 last year.
“It’s always special playing here, it’s unlike anywhere else,” said Cattoni. “Unfortunate that it was the home opener and this was the show that we gave them tonight. We have to be better next week when we’re back here.”
The Lakers will try to rebound on the road to take on the Cobourg Kodiaks at the Cobourg Community Centre this Sunday at 6 p.m.
