Peterborough Petes Earn 6-2 Victory and Series Sweep Over the Soo Greyhounds, Begins Two-Game Winning Streak

The Peterborough Petes get the series sweep with a 6-2 win over the Soo Greyhounds at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

The Petes beat the Greyhounds on the road, 3-2 in the teams’ first matchup on Oct. 14. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen Photography and the Peterborough Petes.

The Petes started hot by scoring three straight goals from Konnor Smith, Tucker Robertson (power play) and Nick Lardis, 10:45 into the period. They peppered the Greyhounds’s goalie Charlie Schenkel with 16 shots on net in the first. Soo would counter one minute after Lardis’s goal as Peterborough’s Kalvyn Watson scored on his hometown team to cut the lead, 3-1 going into the second.

The Petes continued their offensive flurry with 14 more shots on net. Brian Zanetti eventually was able to snipe one past Schenkel at the 14:06 mark to make it 4-1. That was the only goal scored heading into the third period.

Chase Stillman kept Peterborough’s momentum going as he scored his second goal of the season to make it 5-1. Soo responded quickly as Justin Cloutier beat Michael Simpson to make it 5-2 and pull within three goals. Desperate to make the game closer, Soo pulled their goalie but Connor Lockhart crushed any chance of a comeback with an empty-netter goal for a 6-2 final.

Lardis had a three-point night with one goal and two assists earnign first-star honours. Chase Stillman and Connor Lockhart both had a goal and an assist with the former earing the second star. Soo’s Watson and Peterborough’s own earned the third star with a goal.

The Petes travel to our nation’s capital to take on the undefeated Ottawa 67s on Friday night.

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