Petry earned his team-high five-on-five ice time of 19:30 last night. Against a team that not only forechecks well but also overflows with the talent necessary to capitalize on breakdowns, the defenceman had his usual poise in transition.
He was one of the pillars of the offence, but one sequence in particular showed why he has become both a reliable and very effective piece in Luke Richardson’s defensive group.
This specific faceoff came after an icing with a tired fourth line on the ice. Nate Thompson won at the dot and the puck flipped to the back boards, bouncing along the wall.