Peterborough Petes Comeback Bid Falls Short In 4-3 Loss to Brampton Bulldogs

The Peterborough Petes had a late charge in the third period but fell one goal shy of tying the game as they lost 4-3 to the Brantford Bulldogs, 4-3, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

The scoring opened when former Pete Nick Lardis got the puck immediately after the Bulldogs won a faceoff in their own zone. Lardis won the race and scored on the breakaway for a 1-0 lead as the period’s only goal.

Peterborough evened things as they had an odd-man rush set up by Petes defenceman Carson Cameron. He bank passed it to Francis Parish, who took a shot and Adam Levac pounced on the rebound for a 1-1 tie. Brantford regained the lead less than four minutes later as Marek Vanacker, on a three-on-one opportunity, hit the top shelf for a 2-1 lead. Lardis hat the hot hands by tacking on back-to-back scores to get the hat trick in the span of less than four minutes for a 4-1 Brantford lead. The third goal marked the 60th of the season for Lardis.

In the third period, Peterborough found the back of the net again just over halfway through as Brody Partridge jumped on the rebound from a point shot to make it 4-2. The Petes tacked on one more thanks to Braydon McCallum who forced a turnover in the offensive zone and quickly ripped it for a 4-3 game. The Petes had 23 shots in the final frame but could not make a third shot of the period find the back of the net as Brantford held on for the 4-3 win.

The Petes hit the road to Barrie to take on the Colts this Saturday at Sadlon Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Engage with us on social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, Youtube and LinkedIn. Write to us at tips@ptbocanada.com. Sign up for our newsletter here.