(Red Deer Rebels/Rob Wallator)

By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Rebels lose 4-1 to visiting Broncos

Dec 17, 2022 | 11:31 PM

The Red Deer Rebels had a four-game win streak snapped Saturday night, losing 4-1 to the visiting Swift Current Broncos.

Coming in, Red Deer had won both games this season against Swift Current; Red Deer was sporting a record of 22-5-1-3 compared to the Broncos’ 13-15-0-1.

The Broncos were also coming off a big 8-4 win Friday in which Josh Filmon scored six times, while Red Deer was the 6-4 victor over Med Hat.

The two teams play again March 17 and 18, each in Red Deer.

Scoring summary

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It took just 39 seconds for scoring to get started as Owen Pickering (5th) scored to make it 1-0.

Brady Birnie (5th) then made it 2-0 at 5:04 of the first.

Carson Birnie (5th) — Brady’s cousin — cut the lead to one just 1:42 later.

But Swift Current regained the two-goal lead before the first period was done, Luke Mistelbacher (4th) scoring at 10:07.

Red Deer had a five minute power play in the third with Josh Davies was given a major sentence for kneeing, but, down two goals, couldn’t convert.

Raphael Pelletier then scored into an empty net with 46 seconds left in regulation to seal the 4-1 win.

Between the pipes, Kyle Kelsey (13-4-1-3) stopped 22 of 25 shots faced for Red Deer, while Alexander Gage (8-5-0-1) made 30 saves on 31 shots faced for Swift Current.

Red Deer is now 22-6-1-3, atop the Central Division, and four points back of Winnipeg for first in the Eastern Conference, though also tied with Saskatoon at 48 points.

The Rebels are 6-2-1-1 in their last 10.

Shots

SC: 26

RD: 31

Power play

SC: 0/2

RD: 0/4

THREE STARS

1st – Connor Hvidston (SC)

2nd – Brady Birnie (SC)

3rd – Carson Birnie (RD)

Next up for the Rebels, the Edmonton Oil Kings will be in town Tuesday, Dec. 27. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. with the pre-game on 106.7 REWIND Radio at 6:30.