Two Raiders score first WHL goal in first win of the season
After securing their first point of the season in their season opener with an overtime loss to the Regina Pats, the Prince Albert Raiders looked for their first win on the road against the Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday night. Despite the Warriors tying the game three times, the Raiders never trailed on their way to a 6-4 victory.
A couple Raiders earned their first WHL point on the first goal of the game when Riley Boychuk went into the corner on the forecheck to pick up a loose puck. He fed a streaking Ty Meunier at the faceoff dot, and Meunier ripped the shot home for his first as a Raider 6:34 in.
The Raiders had the lone powerplay in the first period in what would become a powerplay filled game, but they couldn’t score this time around. Instead, the Warriors struck when William Degagne stole a pass through the middle at centre ice and sent it ahead to Aiden Ziprick, who quickly tapped it over to Owen Berge on a 2-on-1. Berge decided not to pass a fired the puck home for to tie the game at 15:29.
The Raiders struck back quick at 16:57 when Brayden Dube broke into the zone down the right wing and sped into the corner and behind the net. As he went behind, Dube sent a pass behind his back to Harrison Lodewyk crashing the net, and he ripped a wrist shot off the cross bar and in to take back the lead.