Rebels under siege in game five as series shifts back to Red Deer

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For Saskatoon, game five marked the first time in the series they scored any first period goals, and they got three.

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But this one was far from a cakewalk early on, with teams trading offense.

At 5:39 of the first, Tanner Molendyk (2nd) got the Blades on the board.

Kai Uchacz (7th) equalized for the Rebels at 11:08, but Egor Sidorov (6th) put the Blades back up by one on the power play at 11:59.

Uchacz (8th) scored again at 16:58, but before the opening frame was out, Sidorov (7th) called his bet and raised, scoring another power play marker at 18:03.

At this point, Kyle Kelsey was relieved of his duties in the Rebels’ net, allowing three goals on seven shots, and it was 3-2 after 20 minutes.

In the middle stanza, Red Deer found the tying goal early, when Ollie Josephson (2nd) picked up the trash in front just 88 seconds in.

The period continued on scoreless until late, which is when Aidan De La Gorgendiere (2nd) tallied with just 25 seconds remaining. The goal was also De La Gordendiere’s third point of the night, and the Blades’ third power play goal of the evening.

In the third, when they needed a big period, things did not go the Rebels’ way.

At 5:41, Jayden Wiens (6th) scored to make it 5-3, then Molendyk (3rd) got his second of the night at 12:34 for a commanding 6-3 lead.

And that is how the night ended.

In relief, Chase Coward stopped 21 of 24 shots faced in 41:57 of game time, his first of the 2023 WHL Playoffs for the Rebels. Coward hadn’t seen the net since a regular season game against Lethbridge on March 24.

Ethan Chadwick got the start for Saskatoon, stopping 14 of 17 in his eighth appearance out of 12 games the Blades have played this post season.

Shots

RD: 8-6-3-17

SAS: 7-10-14-31

Power play

RD: 0/3

SAS: 3/6

Three stars

1st: Aidan De La Gorgendiere (SAS) – 1 goal, 2 assists

2nd: Egor Sidorov (SAS) – 2 goals, 1 assist, 6 shots

3rd: Tanner Molendyk (SAS) – 2 goals, 5 shots

Remaining series schedule
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Game Six – Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. – Saskatoon at Red Deer Peavey Mart Centrium

Game Seven* – Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m. – Red Deer at Saskatoon SaskTel Centre

*if necessary

Tickets for Rebels home playoff games at the Peavey Mart Centrium are on sale at Tickets Alberta. You can also visit reddeerrebels.com or call 403-341-6000.