Winterhawks Defeat Rebels 3-2 In A Shoot Out

A Friday night visit with the Winterhawks in Portland ended with the Rebels taking a 3-2 shootout loss for the second-straight game to sit undefeated on their US road swing. Thats the fifth straight game where the Rebels have failed to win.

Derek Thurston scores his first career WHL goal for the Rebels to make it a 1-0 game at 3:56 of the first period. The assist on the goal went to Samuel Drancak. This actually shocked me that it was his first ever. Thurston is no Bobby Orr by any means as he is a defensive dman one of the best the Rebels have had. I figured he would of least one in by now lol. Won’t be his last.

Former Estevan Bruin Carsyn Dyck ties the game up for the Winterhawks at 11:34 of the first period unassisted.

Shots on goal in the first period were 14-11 for the Winterhawks

Steven Steranka scores his second goal of the season and makes it a 2-1 Rebels game at 2:24 of the second period unassisted.

Shots on goal in the second period were 11-8 for the Winterhawks

20 year old Surrey, BC native Kyle Chyzowski ties the game up for the WInterhawks at 4:44 of the third period. The assists on the goal went to Diego Buttazzoni and Saskatoon native Josh Zakreski.

Shots in third period of the game were 13-4 for the Winterhawks

Carson Birnie had a nice chance to finish it in overtime when he clanked it off two posts, But the overtime solved nothing and the game will be decided in a shootout. One of the most exciting overtimes I have watched in a long time. Shots on goal in overtime were tied at 4 apiece. The Winterhawks outshot the Rebels in the game 43-27.

For the Winterhawks Czech Import Ondrej Stebetak made 25 saves on the 27 shots that he faced for the win. For the Rebels Rhett Stoesser made 40 saves on the 42 shots that he faced.

Three Stars of the game were 1) Carsyn Dyck 2) Rhett Stoesser 3) Kyle Chyzowski

Attendance in Portland was 4585

Rebels next game is Saturday November 16th in Spokane when they take on the Spokane Chiefs.