By Sheldon Spackman

Rebels earn shootout win in Moose Jaw

Nov 11, 2018 | 9:13 AM

After a 6-3 loss to the Wheat Kings in Brandon Friday night, the Red Deer Rebels followed that up with a 4-3 shootout win over the Warriors in Moose Jaw Saturday night.

The Rebels opened the scoring in the first period when Red Deer native Jeff de Wit got one past Warrior’s goalie Brodan Salmond at 8:08, his 12th of the season to make it 1-0 for the visitors at Mosaic Place.

However, a holding penalty to the Rebels Chase Leslie a few minutes later at 13:47 led to a power play goal from Moose Jaw’s Ryan Peckford just 37 seconds later at 14:24 to tie it up at 1-1, Peckford’s third of the year.

In the second, Red Deer reclaimed their lead again when Chris Douglas scored his third of the season, a power play goal at 8:06 following a holding penalty to Moose Jaw’s Jett Woo to make it 2-1 Rebels.

Douglas followed that up with a second power play goal on the night, scoring at 2:07 of the third period, his fourth of the season, to put the Rebels up 3-1 in the final frame.

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Then with 2:30 to play, Moose Jaw pulled goaltender Brodan Salmond from between the pipes and added a sixth skater in hopes of closing the Rebels lead.

The tactic worked as the Warrior’s Ryan Peckford scored his second of the night and fourth of the year to cut the Rebels lead to 3-2 with just 2:04 left to play.

Salmond then went back in net for the Warriors for 16 seconds, only to be pulled again for the extra attacker and it paid-off.

Daniil Stepanov scored his third of the season for Moose Jaw with 1:34 to play and ted it up at 3-3, sending the game to overtime.

No goals in overtime however resulted in the game going to a shootout where Red Deer’s Reese Johnson scored the eventual winner, giving the Rebels a 4-3 shootout victory on the road.

The win improves Red Deer’s record to 12-5-1-0 with 25 points and second place in the WHL’s Central Division, one point back of the Oil Kings, while Moose Jaw falls to 7-5-3-1 with 18 points and fourth in the Eastern Division.

Shots on goal finished 41-30 in favour of the Warriors with Red Deer going 2/5 on the power play and Moose Jaw 1/4.

The Rebels third and final game of their current eastern road trip stops in Speedy Creek on Sunday for a 4:00 p.m. face-off with the Broncos.

You can catch all the action live on 106.7 The Drive starting at 3:50 p.m.