Generals Receive Second Straight Loss at the Hands of Division Rival Petes
October 20, 2019 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Oshawa Generals News Release
OSHAWA, ON - The Generals looked rebound from a hard loss at the hands of the Sarnia Sting. This match was between the two teams at the top of the OHL standings. Both teams have had a day off prior to this game, so it was shaping up to be a spirited game filled with rock 'em sock 'em action.
1st Period:
The game started with most of the action taking place in the Generals zone - the Generals held possession, just had a tough time breaking out. The team seemed to be focusing on regaining their defensive fundamentals in a recovery from Friday's hard loss. As the period went on, the Generals controlled play. A Tye McSorley penalty put the Generals on their first man disadvantage of the game. The Generals played strong defensively keeping the Petes on ht ewas Brett Neumann recovering an errant Petes pass and using his lightning fast speed to barrel past a Petes defender for a short-handed breakaway. He fired a hard shot off the crossbar, but it only emphasized how fast and how dangerous the Generals leading scorer is. The first notch in the scoreboard would come at 12:05 in the period when Mason McTavish received a pass from Chad Denault breaking into the Generals zone. McTavish split the Generals defenders and made a forehand-backhand move beating goalie, Andrew MacLean on his glove side. MacLean played sensationally in goal and was aggressive defensively - at one point almost getting all the way out to the faceoff dot diving at a Petes forward to knock the puck away on a breakaway attempt. The period ended with the Petes up 1-0 and outshooting the Generals 14-6.
2nd Period:
The Generals came out ready to play in the second, they threw the body, they were aggressive on the forecheck and backcheck. A Giovanni Vallati interference call put the Generals back on the man disadvantage. Serron Noel and Ty Tullio did an exceptional job killing the first half of the penalty - with several dump ins and a clear defensive strategy. The Petes were held without a shot on goal in that powerplay. Throughout the midsection of the period, there were several chances exchanged each way, but each team exhibited solid defensive play, and the goaltenders were solid. A David Jesus high-sticking penalty put the Generals on the penalty kill once again. The Generals penalty killing unit was once again exceptional - not allowing the Petes to get set up in their zone until 25 seconds remaining in the kill. A McTavish trip on Tullio put the Generals on their third powerplay of the game. On that powerplay, Petes captain Zack Gallant came in on a rush and tried cutting through the crease to make a move and completely destroyed Generals goalie MacLean. MacLean was strong and hopped right back up, and that goalie interference put the Generals on a 5-on-3 advantage. Nothing came of the powerplay on the scoreboard, but Oshawa stayed set up in the Petes zone and got a few more scoring chances. It looked as though the period would end 1-0, but the Petes forward Liam Kirk returned to the ice from a penalty, and beat Generals defender Lleyton Moore to the puck on a Petes clearing attempt. Moore drove Kirk into the corner, but Petes forward Brady Hinz slipped into the slot unguarded, received a pass from Kirk and buried his 3rd of the season with 25.2 seconds remaining. The score was 2-0 Petes who maintained their shot lead on the Generals at 21-13.
3rd Period:
The blood really started to boil in the third. Each team turned up the physicality to the next level. Early in the period, Oliver Suni The Generals drew two penalties giving them the potential for a full 2 minutes with a 5-on-3 advantage. The Generals put out 5 forwards on the ice and nearly scored a goal within the first 15 seconds. However Danil Antropov was called for a penalty 21 seconds into the powerplay. That didn't hold Oshawa back though, still on a 4-on-3 advantage, Brett Neumann found Oliver Suni in an east-to-west pass through the slot who buried his 4th goal of the season. Suni was particularly strong this period, who had several strong scoring chances along with his goal. Another General who made his presence felt was defenseman Nico Gross, who played solid defense and brought his physicality to the next level - as he always seems to do in high pressure situations. The Generals made a strong push towards the end of the period, but it wasn't enough to best the Petes. The Generals controlled play throughout this period, but Petes goalie Hunter Jones was solid in his resolve. The Generals outshot the Petes 16-9 in the final stanza.
Final Score:
Oshawa Generals (1) - Peterborough Petes (2)
3 Stars:
1 - Oliver Suni (1 goal)
2 - Mason McTavish (1 goal, +1)
3 - Ty Tullio (1 assist, 7 shots)
Hardest Working Player of the Game:
Nico Gross
Looking Ahead:
The Generals will return to the Tribute Communities Centre on October 27 at 6:05pm to face off against league leading goal scorer Arthur Kaliyev and the Hamilton Bulldogs.
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