Dallyn Peekeekoot. (Submitted photo/Mark Peterson Media)

By Jeff D’Andrea

Raider Hockey

Shorthanded and tired Raiders can’t pull off upset in Edmonton

Feb 26, 2022 | 10:47 PM

With two key players serving suspensions, playing the WHL Eastern Conference’s top team at the end of a four-game week proved to be too big of a task for the Prince Albert Raiders to get the two points.

They fell 5-2 to the Edmonton Oil Kings Saturday at Rogers Place. They did not have the services of top playmaker Ozzy Wiesblatt, who served his one-game suspension after sticking Jace Isley between the legs late in Friday’s 3-2 defeat to the Red Deer Rebels on Friday. Bruising defenceman Trevor Thurston served his third of a five-game ban after he picked up two major penalties in Monday’s 4-1 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers.

It was all or mostly all Oil Kings throughout the game. Jalen Luypen scored the first two goals of the game for the Oil Kings. Carson Latimer scored against his former team on a beautiful tic-tac-toe play involving Sloan Stanick and Reece Vitelli.

But Carter Souch didn’t want to be outdone as he scored twice in the second period as well to give the Oil Kings a 4-1 lead after the opening 40 minutes.

Dawson Seitz scored to make it 5-1 in the third period on a nice quick rush, but the Oil Kings took a few consecutive penalties late in the frame to open the door slightly for the Raiders. Dallyn Peekeekoot scored his fourth goal of the season, all of which have been away from home, to make it a 5-2 final. Peekeekoot tipped home a Remy Aquilon point shot for the goal.

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Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Oil Kings, Jalen Luypen from Jaxsen Wiebe, 6:55

Second Period

2-0, Oil Kings, Jalen Luypen from Jaxsen Wiebe and Carson Golder (shorthanded), 4:38

2-1, Raiders, Carson Latimer from Reece Vitelli and Sloan Stanick, 5:52

3-1, Oil Kings, Carter Souch, Ethan Peters, 12:43

4-1, Oil Kings, Carter Souch from Justin Sourdif and Braeden Wynne, 14:48

Third Period

5-1, Oil Kings, Dawson Seitz from Brendan Kuny, 14:52

5-2, Raiders, Dallyn Peekeekoot from Remy Aquilon and Carson Latimer, 16:23

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