PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes are in first place in the East Division thanks to a 5-4 shootout win in the Nation's Capital this morning. In what was the earliest game in the Petes' history, the maroon and white came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the host Ottawa 67's in a "School Day Game".
Trailing by one goal in the first period, Petes' captain Zack Kassian banged home a beautiful pass from the "Buckhorn Bandit", Justin Larson, to tie the game at one apiece. Both teams would exchange chances late in the period however, strong play by goaltenders Jason Missiaen and Chris Perugini held both teams off to the score sheet.
The second period saw both teams score twice for a 3-3 tie heading into the third period. Petes' rookie Matt Puempel and sophomore defenceman Adam Sedlak scored on a four minute power play to bring the teams back even after falling behind 3-1.
Both teams exchanged goals in the third period and both goaltenders stood tall in between the pipes as Jamie Doornbosch put the Petes ahead before 67's forward Ryan Martindale tapped in a rebound with just five seconds to go in the game to send the game into overtime.
Overtime solved nothing and the teams headed to a shootout. Jason Missiaen stopped all three 67's shooters he faced and Petes' sophomore forward Ryan Spooner scored on a beautiful deke to seal the victory for the maroon and white.
Next action for the Petes comes Wednesday night when they travel to Belleville to take on the Bulls at the Yardmen Arena.
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