Game Recap: Rangers Hand Attack First Loss of the Season in 4-3 Home Victory
Kitchener, Ont. – The Kitchener Rangers returned the favour to Owen Sound tonight, handing them their first loss of the season in a tightly contested game at The Aud. Kitchener kept Owen Sound off the board at even strength, but the Attack used their top two ranked power play to keep the game from getting out of reach.
The East Avenue Blue found the back of the net first just four and a half minutes into the game through Luca Romano’s second of the season. Pierce Mbuyi would get his first-of-two in the game to knot the game at 1-1. Christian Humphreys opened his scoring account for the 2025-26 season to restore the Kitchener advantage followed by Cameron Arquette’s third of the season with 36 seconds on the clock to send the Rangers to the locker-room up a pair after 20.
The teams traded goals in the middle frame with Christian Humphreys and Pierce Mbuyi both recording their second goals of the game, and in the final frame, the Blueshirts bent, but would not break, allowing a 5-on-3 goal which brought Owen Sound within a goal, but they would not let them come any further.
Attendance: 6,242
Scoring Summary:
First Period
OS 0 – KIT 1
4:29 Luca Romano (2) – Tanner Lam
OS 1 – KIT 1 – PPG
13:58 Pierce Mbuyi (2) – Tristan Delisle, Jacob Therrien
OS 1 – KIT 2 – PPG
17:35 Christian Humphreys (1) – Alexander Bilecki, Jack Pridham
OS 1 – KIT 3
19:24 Cameron Arquette (3) – Luca Romano, Tanner Lam
Second Period
OS 1 – KIT 4
11:51 Christian Humphreys (2) – Jack Pridham
OS 2 – KIT 4 – PPG
16:50 Pierce Mbuyi (3) – Harri Nansi, John Banks
Third Period
OS 3 – KIT 4 – PPG
13:13 Jacob Therrien (2) – John Banks, Masen Wray
The Numbers Game:
Shots: OS 30 – KIT 33
Power play: OS 3/7 – KIT 1/6
FO%: OS 45% – KIT 55%
The Starting Goalies:
Carter George (OS) – 29/33 Saves, Four goals against
Christian Kirsch (KIT) – 27/30 Saves, Three goals against
UP NEXT:
With no other games this weekend, the Rangers hit the road next Wednesday for their first showdown of the season with the Flint Firebirds. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Dort Financial Center.
For media inquiries, contact:
Luca Lombardi
Manager, Communications and Community Relations
Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club
(416) 885-4510
