Rebels lose 5-1 in final season game against the Broncos

The Raiders were greatly outshooting the Rebels 15-2 after 20 minutes of play.

In the middle frame, Prince Albert’s Brayden Dube scored midway through, pushing the team ahead 3-0.

At the 20-minute mark, each team earned a roughing penalty, with Grady Martin for the Raiders and Derek Thurston for the Rebels, while the latter also earned two-minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct, to be served by another player.

It was the Rebels this time who outshot the Raiders 16-10 in the second period.

Beginning with a two-man disadvantage, the Raiders’ Aiden Oiring scored 21 seconds into the final period. The power play goal put the home team 4-0 against the Rebels.

At 15:01, Red Deer finally got on the scoreboard with Frantisek Formanek scoring a rebound goal off Prince Albert’s netminder Max Hildebrand. His 19^th goal of the season from within the crease was assisted by Kai Uchacz and Jhett Larson, with the team now behind 4-1.

However, with the Rebels’ Formanek sent to the box for high sticking, the Raiders’ Niall Crocker scored a power play goal at 16:11, bringing home a 5-1 win.

Prince Albert slightly outshot Red Deer 10-9 in the third period.

Shots on goal

RD: 27

PA: 35

Power play

RD: 0/3

PA: 2/3

Three stars

1^st: Niall Crocker (PA) – 1G, 2A

2^nd: Sloan Stanick (PA) – 1G, 2A

3^rd: Aiden Oiring (PA) – 1G, 1A

The win puts the Raiders in fourth place of the East Division with a record of 27-26-1-3 while the loss keeps the Rebels in third place of the Central Division at 30-20-2-6.

The Rebels return home for their next game against the Swift Current Broncos on Friday at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. with the broadcast live on 106.7 REWIND radio 30 minutes prior.

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by Alessia Proietti

Rebels lose 5-1 in final season game against the Broncos

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