Peterborough Petes Down the Division-Leading Barrie Colts With Four-Goal Flurry

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The Peterborough Petes have bumped the Barrie Colts from the top of the Central Division after a four-goal flurry early in the game to win 5-2 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough PEtes.

Nico Addy kickstarted the Petes after receiving a lob pass in the neutral zone from his own defensive end. He drove to the net and wristed it past Colts goaltender Sam Hillebrandt for a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. It was the period’s only score. Petes goaltender Zach Bowen had to leave the game due to an undisclosed injury after the period, stopping all six shots. Easton Rye took over the goaltending duties for the remainder of the game.

The second became a fireworks show for Peterborough. With 7:14 into the period, Petes captain Johnathan Melee had a puck pinball to his stick and wristed it in to make it 2-0. Aiden Young got on the scoresheet just over three minutes later. He got position over the Colts defender in front of the netminder and buried the point-blank one-timer for a 3-0 Petes lead. Peterborough was not done as they quickly swarmed the puck on a dump-in. Quinton Pagé was first to it and Caden Taylor ripped home the one-time for a 4-0 lead. Barrie was able to respond with two quick goals in less than two minutes to make it 4-2 into the third.

Barrie tried to battle back from their deficit but late in the frame but Peterborough added some extra insurance as Liam Ladds, off a loose puck from a pass, backhanded it in the wide-open net for a 5-2 lead and win.

The Colts loss have bumped them down to second in the Central Division as the Niagara IceDogs defeated the Saginaw Spirit, 7-2, to take to top slot.

The Petes stay home when they host the Brantford Bulldogs for Superhero Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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