Vancouver Canucks prospects remain the lone bright spot for an organization that has lost 15 of its last 16 games.

Exactly one week after scoring the overtime winner over the Niagara IceDogs, Adam Novotný and his Peterborough Petes welcomed the IceDogs to their barn on Sunday night — this time with some extra reinforcements behind them.

On Friday, the Petes acquired Canucks goaltending prospect Aleksei Medvedev from the London Knights in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick, a 2027 third-round pick, and a 2030 fifth-round pick. And by Sunday, Medvedev made his first start with his new team.

His Petes made it easy on him in the opening frame, dominating play against the IceDogs. Peterborough outshot Niagara 18-7 in the first period. Although he wasn’t tested often, Medvedev made some big stops in the first period. Thanks to his efforts and a goal from Braydon McCallum, the Petes walked into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead.

As expected down a goal, the IceDogs pushed back in the second period. Medvedev stood tall through the first 14 minutes of the second, stopping the first seven shots he faced. However, after a Petes turnover behind the net and a chaotic sequence at the net front, the puck bounced out to the high slot for Christian Colosimo for his first of the season.

Fast forward to the third period, and the Petes began taking over. Adam Novotný walked in and rang one off the iron in the first few minutes of the frame. He logged another shot on goal eight minutes into the third to give the Petes a 9-3 shot edge to this point. The Petes finally broke the tie on their 10th shot of the period.

The Petes took a boarding penalty with under three minutes to go, giving the IceDogs a 6-on-4 situation to tie the game. The IceDogs poured on the pressure, clogging the net front with three big bodies, which did not give Medvedev much of a chance to make the save.

Peterborough did their best to spoil Medvedev’s debut win, taking yet another penalty with under two minutes to go now. But the 6’3″ goaltender came up big with two stops before regulation ended. And once the puck lands on Novotný’s stick in overtime, the 18-year-old makes opposing teams pay.

Receiving the pass along the far-right boards, Novotný brings the puck to the top of the zone before he turns on the jets, crossing over all the way to the left-side circle with a clear look on net. And as Canucks fans have grown accustomed to with his highlights, Novontý doesn’t usually miss when he’s got an open look like this one:

This extended Novotný’s goal streak to three games, and capped off Medvedev’s first victory in three weeks and first in a Petes jersey.

Medvedev was awarded the first star of the game, stopping 25 of the 27 shots he faced for a .926 save percentage, while Novotný’s game-winning goal earned the game’s third star.

You can watch the full game highlights here:

Canucks fans can watch Novotný and Medvedev back in action on Thursday, November 12, when they welcome the Kingston Frontenacs to town. Puck drop is set for 5:05 PM PCT.