Peterborough Petes Cannot Hold Lead; Lose 4-3 In Shootout to Oshawa Generals
/The Petes held the lead for most of the game but let the Oshawa Generals come back to win 4-3 in a shootout at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Tuesday.
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen adn the Peterborough Petes.
Peterborough drew first blood as the Petes forced a turnover and go the puck to Quinton Pagé. He buried it past Isaac Gravelle top shelf for a 1-0 score. Oshawa responded just five minutes later to tie it at one after the first period.
The second period was all Peterborough as Ryder McIntyre received a breakout pass from Petes captain Jonathan Melee. The former was able to slip it by Gravelle to restore their one-goal advantage over their rivals. They extended their lead as Grayden Strohack fed an uncontested Adam Levac in the high slot to score on the backhand for a 3-1 lead going into the third.
Oshawa was able to cue the come back as Ben Danford scored 12 seconds into the third period to cut the deficit in half. Matthew Buckley tied the game as he ripped it top shelf from the high slot for a 3-3 tie.
With overtime settling nothing, the game went to a shootout. The following are the results:
PBO - Caden Taylor (Goal)
OSH - Beckett Sennecke (Goal)
PBO - Ryder McIntyre (No Goal)
OSH - Colby Barlow (Goal)
PBO - Braydon McCallum (No Goal)
