Sudbury Wolves hold off Peterborough Petes after early goals

SUDBURY, Ontario (Interstat) — Tanner Adams and Rowan Henderson scored first-period goals, and Sudbury held on to beat the Peterborough Petes 2-1 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Ontario Hockey League play at Sudbury Community Arena. Adams opened the scoring at 14:03 of the first, with Kingston Harris assisting. Henderson made it 2-0 at 19:15. Peterborough answered in the third when James McMurray scored at 1:59 off an Aiden Young assist. The Wolves protected the lead from there before 4,400 fans. Henderson finished with one goal and six shots on net. McMurray had one goal and two shots. Young recorded one assist, five shots and two penalty minutes. Adams added one goal and two shots for Sudbury. Braydon McCallum had three shots for Peterborough, while Vladimir Provorov had five shots and two penalty minutes for Sudbury. Peterborough fell to 0-2, and Sudbury improved to 1-0. The Petes were coming off a loss to Kingston. Sudbury returns to action Saturday at Barrie. Peterborough next hosts Sarnia on Sept. 24.