Sam McCue and Konnor Smith Return With Owen Sound Attack to Defeat Peterborough Petes, 4-1

It was bittersweet for the Petes to see their former teammates Sam McCue and Konnor Smith in different jerseys as they fell to the Owen Sound Attack, 4-1, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

On Jan. 2, the Petes acquired forward Nico Addy, defenceman Martin Matejicek and a third-round pick in 2026 in exchange for Smith and McCue. This was the first time the former Petes returned to the PMC after the trade.

Owen Sound drew first blood as Ethan Burroughs launched the puck out in front and New York Jets prospect Colby Barlow buried the one-timer for a 1-0 lead after the first period.

Not to be outdone, the Petes fired back with a one-timer of their own as Ryder McIntyre circled the net and made a cross-crease pass to Chase Lefebvre who scored on the wide-open net for a 1-1 tie and that was the score after two.

Owen Sound got on the powerplay as Deni Goure sniped a shot past Petes goaltender Liam Sztuska and the visitors regained the lead, 2-1.

The Petes looked to even things up with a man advantage of their own. Sam Sedley slapped the puck out of his defensive zone of Owen Sound and Petes forward Brennan Faulker could not corral the cleared puck. It wound up on Burroughs’s stick, got a breakaway and rifled it past Sztuska for a 3-1 lead and an insurance marker.

The Petes pulled their goaltender to create more scoring opportunities in an all-or-nothing situation. Smith had the puck in his own zone, shot it at the empty but rang the post. Servac Petrovsky picked up the loose change and scored to make it a 4-1 final for Owen Sound.

The Petes hit the road to take on their rival Oshawa Generals at the Tribute Communities Centre on Friday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.

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