Friday night classic Generals vs Petes showdown
Oshawa, Ont., – The Oshawa Generals return home to face their rivals the Peterborough Petes after the Gens had their five-game win streak snapped.
Oshawa fell to the Brantford Bulldogs on Wednesday as the two teams battled for the top spot in the East Division, the Generals now sit four points out of first place.
The Petes come to the Tribute Communities Centre reeling as they are on a six-game losing streak and have just one win in their last 10 games.
Last Meeting
These two met last weekend and it was the Generals coming out on top taking down the Petes 6-3.
It was Dylan Roobroeck opening the scoring in the first and after the Petes got on the board to start the second the Gens would net a pair through Beckett Sennecke and Stuart Rolofs.
Oshawa would add another three goals in the third including an empty netter on their way to a victory over their rivals.
Player to Watch (Oshawa)
Rasmus Kumpulainen: Since returning for the World Juniors the Fin has had four points in four games. After scoring in his last two games for Finland, Kumpulainen has carried his strong play back to the Generals as he is riding a three-game point streak.
Player to Watch (Peterborough)
Jonathan Melee: After the Petes traded away Donovan McCoy, Melee was named the 63rd captain of the Peterborough franchise. The winger has put up a career-best in goals, assists, and points with 12-22-34 respectively.
