The Peterborough Petes after losing two road games end on a good note, beating the Niagara IceDogs 5-2 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catherines on Sunday afternoon.
The Petes got off on the wrong for as Daniel Michaud got Niagara on the board with a tip-in shot just 1:38 in. Peterborough started to rally with five straight goals started by Chase Stillman, tipping in a Sam Mayer shot of his own for a 1-1 tie. Peterborough scored two more goals in 92 seconds to take a 3-1 lead into the break thanks to Tommy Purdeller and Avery Hayes.
Gavin White opened the second-period scoring, 47 seconds in. Two minutes after that, Connor Lockhart scored on the powerplay to make it 5-1 Petes.
The third period had Niagara get one back early with a goal by Alex Assadourian, but the comeback bid fell short as the Petes earned the 5-2 road win.
The Petes play their last home game of the regular season against the East-leading Ottawa 67s with puck drop scheduled for 7:05 p.m.