Team Effort Powers Petes

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes need a shootout for the second time in the Nation's Capital as they put in a solid team effort to beat the host 67's by a 4-3 margin.

The maroon and white got the lone goal of the first period as Liam Heelis showed his agility, getting past two defenders to slide the puck into the open net for the 1-0 lead.

Both teams managed to find the back of the net in the second frame as Thomas Nesbitt and Tyler Cuma drew the 67's back even on two separate occasions. The first came just 4:54 into the period when Nesbitt took a pass from behind the net and put it just under the crossbar for the 1-1 tie.

Chris Breen would give the Petes the 2-1 lead just 1:23 later before Cuma drew the 67's back even for the 2-2 tie after the second period.

The Buckhorn Bandit Justin Larson showed his dangling skills as hey came out from the corner and past Tyler Cuma to slide the puck past Chris Perugini. With just two seconds left and the goaltender on the bench, Corey Cowick banged home a loose puck to force the game to overtime tied at 3-3.

Ryan Spooner scored the lone goal of the shootout and Jason Missiaen stopped all three shots he faced as the Petes held on for the two points.

Next action for the Petes is tomorrow night when they finish off their weekend playing host to the Kingston Frontenacs, 7:00 PM at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.