Hurricanes Come Back To Edge Rebels 6-5 In A Shootout

The Rebels came into their final game of the season versus Lethbridge having won 4 of the 5 previous meetings.

 

FIRST PERIOD

 

The Hurricanes racked up the first nine shots on net but it was the Rebels who opened the scoring with their first.  Rhyse Dieno snapped home his 18^th goal of the season, shorthanded, 4:19 into the game.  Scott Feser and Patrik Bartosak picked up the assists on the 1-0 goal.

 

Lethbridge, while still on the powerplay, tied the game just 33 seconds later.  Reid Duke rattled one past Patrik Bartosak for his 10^th of the season, set up by Jamal Watson and Carter Folk, at 4:52 making it 1-1.

 

Red Deer scored again at 6:36 when Scott Feser’s centering pass hit Brooks Maxwell in the chest and fell into the Hurricanes net.  Maxwell’s 11^th, also assisted by Dieno, made it 2-1.  Maxwell put home his second goal of the period at 8:35, with assists from Adam Musil and Brady Gaudet, to make it 3-1.

 

The Hurricanes would get a goal from Folk, just his 2^nd of the season, at 15:25 to send it to the intermission 3-2.

 

SECOND PERIOD

 

The Rebels regained a two-goal lead at 3:09 when Nick Charif took in a great pass from Meyer Nell and fired home his 2^nd goal of the season, Haydn Fleury also picked up a helper, to make it 4-2.  But, again, the Hurricanes replied at 5:35 scored his 2^nd goal of the campaign at 5:53, 4-3.

 

THIRD PERIOD

 

For the third time on the night, the Rebels cashed in on the powerplay when Presten Kopeck netted his 9^th goal, Gaudet and Fleury with the assists, at 3:36 to put the Rebels up 5-3.

 

Once again, Lethbridge cut their gap to one when Kolten Olynek scored his 4^th on a Hurricanes powerplay, 5-4 at 7:30.  They would finally draw even again at 12:03 when Duke scored his second goal on the night to make it 5-5.

OVERTIME

No scoring.  The Rebels outshot Lethbridge 4-2 in overtime and 41-33 for the game.

SHOOTOUT

Olynek, the Hurricanes 5^th shooter, scored the lone goal of the shootout to give the Hurricanes a 6-5 win.

 

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS
1. Reid Duke LETH
2. Rhyse Dieno RD
3. Brooks Maxwell RD

 

HARDEST WORKING REBEL – Adam Musil

 

NOTES – Rebels scratches for this game were Kirk Bear and Lukas Sutter (upper body)… Scott Feser’s multi-point game was his 3^rd straight and 6^th in the month of January… Rhyse Dieno extended his point streak to 6 games… Dieno’s goal was the Rebels 8^th shorthanded marker of the season… The Hurricanes picked up just their second win in Red Deer in the last five seasons.

 

NEXT GAME – The Rebels host the Tri City Americans tomorrow night at 7pm.  Tickets for the game are available through Ticketmaster.

By Troy Gillard