Rebels rally past Raiders 5-3
The Red Deer Rebels scored back-to-back power-play goals just 46 seconds apart in the second period and that proved to be the difference in a 5-3 win over the Prince Albert Raiders at the Enmax Centrium on Friday.
The Rebels broke open a 1-1 game when Scott Feser’s backhand shot from the slot after a partially blocked shot from the point fluttered into the bottom corner before rookie Josh Mahura’s slap shot from the point found its way through traffic and into the top corner. Assistant coach Kelly Guard told the 900 CKBI post game show audience that Raiders goalie Nick McBride was shaky on both of those goals.
The Rebels built a 4-1 lead when Raiders rookie Luke Coleman chipped a Brendan Guhle pass into the top corner for his first WHL goal with just over six minutes remaining in the second period. The 16-year-old from Red Deer got his first WHL goal in front of family and friends.
The Raiders had a few more opportunities late in the middle frame including Jayden Hart’s shot moments after the Coleman goal on a 3-on-1 break that barely missed the open corner. It was Hart’s first game back after missing 11 with an upper body injury.