Rebels blanked in game two in Prince Albert
PRINCE ALBERT – After hanging in there through 20 minutes, things turned in the middle frame as the Red Deer Rebels fell 6-0 to the Prince Albert Raiders Saturday night at the Art Hauser Centre.
Prince Albert now holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series. The Rebels return home looking to respond, with the series returning to the Marchant Crane Centrium on Tuesday, March 31.
Stats Story:
Daxon Rudolph (PA) – 1 goal, 2 assists
Brayden Dube (PA) – 2 goals
Ben Harvey (PA) – 1 goal, 1 assist
How it Happened:
A scoreless opening frame gave way to a decisive middle period Saturday night.
The Prince Albert Raider broke things open in the second, striking five times to take firm control of the game.
Brock Cripps opened the scoring on the powerplay, slipping one through Matthew Kondro. Ben Harvey followed minutes later, before a shorthanded marker from Daxon Rudolph pushed the lead to three.
The Raiders continued to capitalize with the man advantage, as Riley Boychuk and Brayden Dube added power-play goals to extend the gap.
In the third, Dube struck again to cap the scoring, as Peyton Shore came on in relief of Kondro.
Kondro turned aside 30 shots, while Shore was perfect in brief action. At the other end, Michal Orsulak was not cracked, stopping all 13 shots he faced.
The Rebels went 0-for-3 on the powerplay, while Prince Albert converted three times on six opportunities.
Brandt Three Stars
1. Brayden Dube (PA)
2. Daxon Rudolph (PA)
3. Connor Howe (PA)
Notes:
Rebels scratches for the game were Noah Chadi and Grayden Peterson, along with affiliate players Chace Turchak, Cash Arcand-Vandale and Nolan Wolitski … Attendance at the Art Hauser Center was 2,997
Next up:
Red Deer Rebels look to turn the tables back at home as they head to the Marchant Crane Centrium for Game three against the Prince Albert Raiders for a 7 p.m. start on Tuesday, March 31 (TICKETS).
