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6-4

Josephson, Lind lead the way in comeback victory over Warriors

Mar 11, 2025 | 9:57 PM

The Red Deer Rebels lived to fight another day.

On the brink of elimination from playoff contention, the Rebels erased a three-goal deficit to defeat the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Captain Ollie Josephson and forward Kalan Lind each had five point games to lead the Rebels to victory. Rebels netminder Peyton Shore made 22 saves on 26 shots and goaltender Matthew Hutchison made 43 saves on 47 shots.

Both teams exploded on offence to begin the game.

The Warriors got on the board first off the stick of Riley Thorpe who capitalized on an opportunity 5:11 into the game following a pass from Ethan Hughes.

Rebels defenceman Keaton Dowhaniuk tied the game a minute and 24 seconds later on a slap shot from the left circle off the feed from Lind.

The Warriors went on to score three straight goals to lead 4-1 near the end of the first period. The first came from Ethan Hughes midway through the frame followed by Thorpe’s second of the game on the powerplay with under five minutes left.

Moose Jaw scored their second powerplay goal from Krzysztof Macias with 1:02 remaining. However, Red Deer pulled back within two when Lind scored on the rebound with 44.4 seconds left in the opening frame.

In the second period, Josephson brought his team within a goal of tying it on the powerplay just over three and a half minutes in. He fired a shot from the high slot that beat Hutchison.

With 3:27 left in the middle period, Lind tied the game at four for his second goal (fourth point) of the game on a wrap around opportunity.

Josephson gave the Rebels their first lead of the game with 8:26 left after he scored on a breakaway attempt. The goal also marked Josephson’s fourth point of the evening and Lind, who assisted on the play, grabbed his fifth point of the game.

Josephson completed the hat trick with a shorthanded empty-net goal late in the game for his 100th career point to seal the deal on a 6-4 victory.

Next up, the Rebels will head to Swift Current to take on the Broncos at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening.