Luke Moroz carries the puck against the Rebels during their last meeting on Jan. 31, 2024. (Mark Peterson/Prince Albert Raiders)

By Logan Lehmann

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Raiders play host to Rebels to wrap up season series

Feb 28, 2024 | 12:41 PM

The Prince Albert Raiders (27-26-1-3) and Red Deer Rebels (30-20-2-6) are set to close out their season series on Wednesday night.

The hump day contest is the fifth and final game that P.A. will play against Red Deer this year, which is an abnormality as the Raiders will have played all other Central Division opponents four times. This is because of the Winnipeg ICE’s move to Wenatchee, causing a gap in the schedule.

The Raiders come into the game with a win in their last matchup on Saturday, downing a depleted Brandon Wheat Kings team 5-2 at the Art Hauser Centre. Before that, P.A. saw their three-game win streak snapped by the Wheaties on Thursday by a 3-2 score. The one loss in the last five games makes for a 4-1 record, which translates into a 7-3 record in their last 10 games.

The Rebels also enter with a win in their last matchup, and a big one at that which happened less than 24 hours ago in Saskatoon. Red Deer managed to shut out the Blades 5-0 in what was Saskatoon’s first shutout loss of the season and just their third home defeat at the SaskTel Centre. The big win now puts the Rebels at 2-3 in their last five games and 3-5-1-1 in their last 10.

Looking back at the season series, the Raiders sit with a 2-2 record against the Rebels with one win in Hockeytown North and the other in Red Deer. In their last matchup in Prince Albert, the Raiders managed to come away with a narrow 4-3 victory back on Jan. 31.

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Following tonight, the Raiders will hit the road heading East into Manitoba on Friday where they will meet with Brandon at Westoba Place for the second to last time this season. Their final trip to Brandon and a game against the Wheat Kings is set for March 16.

How the Eastern Conference stands ahead of tonight’s interdivisional matchup.

Who to Watch

Veteran Sloan Stanick continued his career year during Saturday’s win. The pride of Rapid City. Man. now has 27 goals and 46 assists (73 points) on the season, putting him in the Top 20 for scoring in the league. The trio of goals also inched him closer to 200 career points as he currently sits with 196, 182 of which he’s scored in the Green and Gold.

Forward Aiden Oiring eclipsed the 40-point mark for the first time in his career during Saturday’s win with his one-goal, two-assist performance. The three-point night was his second consecutive multi-point game as he had both of P.A.’s markers during Thursday’s loss to Brandon. The Calgary product is now up to 71 points (15g, 25a) in his career and will play in game 121 on Wednesday.

More information about tonight’s contest.

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loganc.lehmann@pattisonmedia.com