Peterborough Petes Struggle to Find the Back of the Net in 2-1 Loss to Ottawa 67's

The Petes did not end the weekend as they wanted by taking a 2-1 loss despite 40 shots on net to the Ottawa 67’s at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Sunday.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Ottawa opened the scoring halfway through the first as Caden Kelly entered the zone on a rush. Peterborough had four men back but the 67’s sniped it through Petes goaltender Zach Bowen for a 1-0 lead. The Petes led 17-12 in shots for the period.

Peterborough found the scoreboard just after 11 into the second period as they had a three-on-one opportunity. The Petes cycled the puck perfectly and Quinton Pagé got to cap off the goal to tie things up at 1. Ottawa restored their lead just five minutes later as they had an outnumbered attack in the Petes defensive zone. Cooper Foster was able to beat Bowen via five-hole for the 2-1 lead. Ottawa had 10 shots to Peterborough’s 8 in that stanza.

The final frame saw the Petes pepper 67’s goalie Max Donoso with 15 shots to Ottawa’s six but could not get one past the goal line and the 67’s hung on for a 2-1 win.

The Petes will try to get back in the winning column this Thursday as they host the Kingston Frontenacs for their annual Christmas Game. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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