PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes extended their winning streak to two games tonight as they beat the Niagara Ice Dogs 3-2 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on "Ricky's All Day Grill Teddy Bear Toss Night".The bears came soaring out of the stands just 7:38 into the game as Jamie Doornbosch let a heavy slapshot go from the blue line that found the back of the net behind Ice Dogs' goaltender Mark Visentin. The Petes continued their strong play as rookie sensation Matt Puempel notched his fourteenth of the season when he found a loose puck in the slot and slid it past Visentin at the 9:15 mark of the first frame. After the Ice Dogs had cut the lead to one, Ryan Spooner took the puck along the boards and snapped a shot over Visentin's shoulder and into the top corner to restore the two goal lead after one period.
The second frame was very uneventful as neither team could find the back of the net and the score remained 3-1 after two periods of play.
The Ice Dogs scored the only goal of the third period as Freddy Hamilton intercepted a pass shorthanded and put a wrist shot past Jason Missiaen to cut the lead back to just one. Despite a late game push by the Ice Dogs the Petes were able to hang on for the 3-2 victory.
Next action for the Petes is Saturday when they travel to Niagara in the second of a home-and-home series with the Ice Dogs.
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