PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes put an end to their early losing slide last night with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Saginaw Spirit at the Memorial Centre. The victory brings the Petes back to .500 on the year.
The Petes came out of the gate flying in the first period as Sault Ste. Marie native David Quesnele got the maroon and white on the board on a backhand past goaltender Edward Pasquale. The momentum was dampened for a short time when Spirit forward Ivan Telegin beat Petes' goaltender Jason Missiaen. However, goals by rookie Matt Puempel and Quesnele gave the Petes a 3-1 lead heading to the second period.
It took the Petes just 45 seconds in to the frame to extend their lead to three. However, it was short lived as the Spirit managed to cut the lead to 4-3 on goals by Jordan Szwarz and Tyler Murovich just 59 seconds apart. After a timeout by Petes' head coach Ken McRae to calm the team down, the Petes scored 46 seconds later on a beautiful pass through the slot to Adrian Robertson who tucked a wrist shot past Pasquale.
The third period saw Missiaen put on a goaltending clinic, stopping 26 shots to keep the score 5-3.
Next action for the Petes comes tonight when they visit the Brampton Battalion at the Powerade Centre.
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