Oil Kings sneak out back-half of home and home with Rebels
The Red Deer Rebels were looking to build on back to back victories and establish a winning streak as they made their way into Edmonton Saturday afternoon.
However, after downing the Oil Kings 7-2 at the Enmax Centrium Friday night, the Rebels road trip to the capital ended in disappointment with a 4-3 loss at Rogers Place Saturday.
The first period saw no goals scored, just a handful of penalties, three for Edmonton and one for Red Deer. The Rebels had the edge on the shot clock though, outshooting the Oil Kings 13-5 after twenty minutes and going 0 for 2 on the power play.
In the second period, Rebels goalie Ethan Anders tried to make a pass while Red Deer was on the power play and had it intercepted by Edmonton’s Liam Keeler. Keeler took advantage and scored at the 3:45 mark to make it 1-0 Oil Kings. It was Keeler’s third goal of the season and an unassisted, short-handed effort on his part. The score remained 1-0 Edmonton after two periods of play.