Connor Lockhart scored three times, Chase Stillman chipped in with three assists and the Peterborough Petes defeated the visiting Ottawa 67’s 5-4 to win their second-round Ontario Hockey League playoff series on Monday night.
Avery Hayes and Jonathan Melee also scored for the Petes, who won the best-of-seven series 4-2. Owen Beck added two assists.
Gavin Ewles, Derek Smyth, Vinzenz Rohrer and Luca Pinelli scored for the 67’s, who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 4-1 heading into the third. Pavel Mintyukov chipped in with two assists.
The 67’s scored three goals in a five-minute span in the third period, but ran out of time in their comeback attempt.
The Petes outshot the visitors 42-39.
The Petes will play the winner of the North Bay Battalion-Barrie Colts’ series in the next round.
