Add another win for Peterborough in their historic rivalry with Oshawa as the Petes won in last-minute fashion, 3-2 against the Generals at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday.
Peterborough earned a power play 1:55 into the game but turned sour fast. Generals’ Luke Torrance chipped the puck for himself after a seemingly won faceoff by the Petes for a shorthanded breakaway. Michael Simpson saved the first shot but Ryan Gagnier cleaned up the rebound for a 1-0 Oshawa lead. Roughly 13-and-a-half minutes later, Brennan Othmann got Peterborough on the board from Samuel Mayer’s point shot to tie it up into the second.
13:13 into the second period saw Tucker Robertson take on a solo mission, speeding by three Generals and beating goaltender Jacob Oster for a 2-1 lead going into the third. During that period, Othmann took a puck to the face but would eventually return.
Oshawa wasted no time in the third period, scoring 47 seconds in as Calum Ritchie shot at the net from outside the faceoff circle that went in through traffic for a 2-2 tie. With 52 seconds remaining, Othmann took the game into his own hands, rifling a shot from a drop pass that Oster could not corral into his glove for a 3-2 lead and win. The goal was Othmann’s 16th of the season and second of the game.
The Petes hit the road for two back-to-back road games beginning Friday against the Guelph Storm. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. and is being televised on TSN as part of the CHL on TSN series.