By paNOW Staff

Raiders fall to Moose Jaw, hang on to playoff postion

Feb 19, 2011 | 6:47 AM

The Prince Albert Raiders fell 6-3 to the Moose Jaw Warriors on their Wall of Honour night Friday in Prince Albert.

The Raiders opened the scoring 2:30 into the first period when Andrew Herle fed a pass from just inside the Warrior blue line to Nathan Deck who was streaking down the middle of the ice. Deck one timed the pass through a screen and beat Moose Jaw goaltender Thomas Heemskerk.

The Warriors would responded with two goals shortly after, both by Quinton Howden, to gain a 2-1 lead.

The Raiders drew even before the period was over courtesy a power play goal by Igor Revenko. Mark McNeill fed a pass through the slot to Revenko who was waiting, unopposed, at the back door and made no mistake tipping the puck past Heemskerk to make it 2-2 heading to the second.

After a scoreless second period, the Warriors would regain their two goal lead with a pair of tallies just 2:29 apart early in the third.

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At 7:17 of the third, Antoine Corbin leaned into a slap shot from just inside the Warrior blue line that beat Heemskerk to cut the lead to one.

Quinton Howden would get his fourth of the game with a power play goal seven minutes later to make it 5-3 Warriors. They would add an empty net, shorthanded goal late in the game to make a 6-3 Warrior final.

These two teams meet again Saturday night in Moose Jaw to conclude the home and home series.

The Raiders are still in the last playoff spot. After last night's game they are four points above Swift Current.

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