Tuesday Highlights: Hayes eclipses 40-goal mark with hat trick
Mississauga Steelheads 2, Peterborough Petes 5
- Avery Hayes scored his first hat trick as a Pete and added an assist as Peterborough downed Mississauga. The OA winger has now matched his career-high in goals (41)
- The Petes have won all three meetings between the teams this season, outscoring the Steelheads by a total of 17-6
- New York Rangers first-round pick Brennan Othmann scored a goal and added a pair of assists
- Hayes and Othmann teamed up for a baseball-style goal in the Play of the Night
- Petes goaltender Liam Sztuska followed up a 23-save shutout in Niagara with a 43-save performance in his ninth win of the season
- With his assist on Jack Van Volsen’s opener, James Hardie ties his career-high of 77 points, one shy of a Steelheads single-season record
- Rookie goaltender Ryerson Leenders stopped 42 shots in his 34th OHL game
