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Peterborough Prevails over Traveling Troops

March 11, 2016 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
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PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Logan DeNoble and Greg Betzold scored third-period goals 16 seconds apart to lift the Peterborough Petes to a 4-3 comeback victory over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night.

Hunter Garlent had one goal and one assist, and Josh Maguire also scored for the Petes. Goaltender Matthew Mancina made 30 saves for Peterborough, which captured a third straight win to improve its won-lost-extended record to 31-26-6 for 68 points, second in the East Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the idle Ottawa 67's.

Mike Amadio, with his 47th goal of the season, tying the franchise record, Zach Poirier and Zach Shankar scored for North Bay, 32-22-9 for 73 points, second in the Central Division and third in the Eastern Conference. Goaltender Jake Smith faced 39 shots for the Battalion, which opened a three-game road trip and played the third of five consecutive away games.

DeNoble tied the game 3-3 when he converted an Eric Cornel pass in the goalmouth at 11:39 of the final frame before Betzold knocked home his own rebound for his team-leading 40th goal of the season.

The Battalion, which trailed 2-1 after 40 minutes, tied it at 6:03. Poirier raced down the left wing and, using Brett McKenzie as a decoy, beat Mancina from the top of the left-wing circle. Mike Baird and Kyle Wood drew assists on Poirier's 15th goal.

Shankar, demonstrating the Troops' own rapid-fire capabilities, put the visitors ahead at 7:17 when he snapped the puck past Mancina from just inside the blue line. Defenceman Shankar's third goal was assisted by Kyle Potts and Justin Brazeau.

North Bay had its chances after the Betzold goal, but comeback hopes took a decided hit when Smith hesitated on the way to the bench and a sixth skater entered play for a too-many-men bench minor at 17:55.

Maguire opened the scoring at 2:41 of the first period, beating Smith from the right-wing circle after a turnover, and Garlent scored his 38th goal on the power play at 15:58 after the Battalion was called for too many men on the ice.

Amadio scored at 6:15 of the second period on a sole assist by Smith, wristing the puck past Mancina to the far side from the mid slot. The goal tied the mark set by Wojtek Wolski in 2005-06 and gave Amadio 93 points, the second-highest total in franchise history after Wolski's 128, also in 2005-06. Cody Hodgson had 92 points in 2008-09.

The Battalion faces off against the Oshawa Generals at 7:35 p.m. Friday. The game can be seen live in North Bay on CogecoTV Channel 12 and heard on Country 600 CKAT.

BATTALION BULLETS: Attendance at the Peterborough Memorial Centre was 2,475 .. The Battalion went 2-2-0 against the Petes this season, winning 5-3 on Nov. 5 in its previous visit to Peterborough. Betzold and Amadio each scored four goals in as many games for his team ... Amadio has four goals and three assists for seven points in a four-game points streak ... Smith's assist was his fifth of the season and the seventh of his career ... North Bay is 11-13-7 on the road. The Petes are 17-12-4 at home ... The Battalion went 0-for-3 on the power play. Peterborough was 1-for-5 ... Opening lines included Amadio centring left winger Maurizio Colella and right winger Mathew Santos, McKenzie centring left winger Baird and right winger Poirier and Brett Hargrave skating between left winger Jacob Ball and right winger Steve Harland. Potts pivoted left winger Max Kislinger and right winger Brazeau ... North Bay was without Riley Bruce, David Sherman and Daniil Vertiy ... Garlent has eight goals and two assists for 10 points in a four-game points streak. He scored three goals in each of the previous two games ... Peterborough's Jonathan Ang saw the end of a seven-game points streak during which he scored five goals and earned three assists for eight points. He had scored one goal in each of the previous four games.

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