Hitmen snap Raiders win streak in final game of homestand

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After 1: Raiders 0 – 0 Hitmen, shots 9-8 Raiders

Raiders lose 3-1

Hitmen snap Raiders win streak in final game of homestand

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The Hitmen took their second penalty of the night in the first few seconds of the period, but again they fought it off. Shortly after at 4:53, they found the game’s first goal when Charlie Kresl stepped up on the forecheck and took the puck away from the Raiders behind the net. Kresl quickly turned and sent the pass out front for Artem Katsuro, and he onetimed it in.

The Raiders pushed back through the back half of the period, but Eric Tu in goal made some great saves to keep his team ahead. His best save saw him rob Brandon Gorzynski with a shot from the middle of the slot on the blocker.

After 2: Raiders 0 – 1 Hitmen, shots 12-9 Raiders, 21-17 Raiders overall

At the 4:48 mark, the Raiders tied it. Alisher Sarkenov skated through the middle of centre ice, then passed right for Ben Harvey at the blueline. Harvey crossed the line and stopped while Sarkenov drove the goal, Harvey fed Brandon Gorzynski trailing in, and Gorzynski put the puck on goal and snuck it through the fivehole for his ninth of the season.

Halfway through the period and it looked like the Raiders were about to score when Jonah Sivertson collected a loose puck in front of the goal, but Eric Tu made a great save. The rebound led directly to a 3-on-1 the other way for the Hitmen, and at 9:40 Blake Vanek decided to fire it himself to give the Hitmen the lead back.

Just over 15 minutes in, it looked like the Raiders had tied it when Henry Chmiel drove the puck in on the left while Ben Harvey crashed the goal. Chmiel gave it to Harvey, who puck the puck off the goaltender’s pad out to Alisher Sarkenov, and Sarkenov put the puck in the net. Only problem was that Harvey had stepped in offside, and the Hitmen issued a successful challenge to overturn the goal.

Instead, at the 19:18 mark, the Hitmen blocked a shot out to centre and Charlie Kresl hit the empty netter to seal the game for the Hitmen.

FINAL: Raiders 1 – 3 Hitmen, shots 13-9 Hitmen, 30-30 overall

The Raiders have the next two days off before heading to Alberta to take on the Red Deer Rebels Saturday, then the Edmonton Oil Kings Saturday.