Rebels road trip ends with 6-4 loss in Calgary
In their final of six straight games away from home, the Red Deer Rebels dropped a 6-4 decision to the Calgary Hitmen in a wildly entertaining tilt Wednesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Mason McCarty opened the scoring for Red Deer 5:07 into the first period.
Calgary replied with three straight from Jacob Stukel, Tristen Nielsen and Red Deer native Luke Coleman for a 3-1 lead, chasing Riley Lamb, the reigning WHL Goaltender of the Week, from the Rebels net. Ethan Anders took over midway through the second period.
The move sparked the Rebels to back-to-back goals late in the second period from Brandon Hagel and McCarty, his second of the game and team leading 33rd of the season.