Petes Captain Donovan McCoy Scores Walk-Off Overtime Goal In 6-5 Win Over North Bay

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Petes captain Donovan McCoy gave Peterborough a a great start to their three-game road trip with a walk-off overtime goal to beat the North Bay Battalion 6-5 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

North Bay struck first as Anthony Romani hit a one-timer from the slot, beating Liam Sztuska for a 1-0 lead 3:04 into the game. Peterborough received a power play seconds later and capitalized as Johnathan Melee snapped a one-timer from outside the faceoff circle to tie it at one apiece. Less than three minutes later, Peterborough off the rush, saw Braydon McCallum making a drop pass to Owen Beck and the Montréal Canadiens prospect sniped it for a 2-1 lead. North Bay, not to be outdone, Romani tied the game up, writing a shot outside the faceoff circle for a 2-2 tie going into the second.

Peterborough had their turn to strike quickly in a period with a power play chance. Beck found Chase Lefebvre alone in front of the net. The latter was stopped the first time but Sam McCue charged in to pick up the loose change and bury it for a 3-2 Petes lead. Peterborough kept scoring in bunches as Cam Gauvreau launched a point shot and was tipped but Brody Partridge for a 4-2 lead.

However, in 36 seconds, North Bay rang off two goals in back-to-back power plays (including a two-man advantage) from Ty Nelson and a Romani hat trick to tie it up going into the third.

Scoring slowed down in the third period as each team scored once. Ethan Procyszyn and McCue scored respectively for their teams and the game went to overtime.

Captain McCoy took the extra frame into his own hands as he stickhandled through two defenders and beat Dom DiVincentiis on the backhand to send Peterborough home with two points for the 6-5 overtime win.

The Petes continue their road trip against the Sudbury Wolves on Friday with puck drop 7:05 p.m. at Sudbury Community Arena. Shoeless Joe’s is hosting the Official Road Game Watch Party at Shoeless Joe’s Peterborough.

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