In a stellar performance on Friday night in Regina, Peyton Shore earned his first WHL career shutout by stopping all 21 shots he faced, leading the Red Deer Rebels to a convincing 3-0 victory over the Pats. The Rebels’ defense was pivotal in this win, with Doogan Pederson setting up goals for Talon Brigley and Kalan Lind, while Derek Thurston capped off the scoring with an empty net goal. Riding high on this momentum, the Rebels are setting their sights on Moose Jaw, where they will challenge the Warriors on Saturday night.
Talon Brigley scores his 6th goal of the season to make it a 1-0 game for the Rebels just 1:27 into the game with the assists on the goal going to Doogan Pederson and Brett Calhoon. Talon Brigley (6), assisted by Doogan Pederson & Brett Calhoun // Pederson’s shot from the middle point deflected off of Brigley and past the Pats netminder to make it 1-0 Rebels.
Shots on goal in the first period were 9-6 for the Rebels
Kalan Lind made it a 2-0 game when he scored in his first game back from injury at 5:10 of the second period with the assists on the goal going to Doogan Pederson and Ty Coupland.–Kalan Lind (5), assisted by Doogan Pederson & Ty Coupland // Lind’s initial shot was kicked out by Pyne but he picked up his rebound and tucked the puck past the outstretched Pats netminder to make it 2-0 Rebels.
Shots on goal in the second period were 10-6 for the Pats
Derek Thurston scores on the empty net to make it a 3-0 Rebels game with 31 seconds remaining in the game and the assist going to Matthew Gard.–Derek Thurston (6), assisted by Matthew Gard (EN) // Gard won a defensive zone face-off to Thurston who hit the empty net from his own net.
Shots on goal in the third period were 6-2 for the Rebels with the Rebels outshooting the Pats 21-18 in the game
Peyton Shore got his first career shutout stopping all 18 shots that he faced for the Rebels. For the Pats White City, Saskatchewan native Kelton Pyne stopped 18 of the 20 shots that he faced.
Three Stars of the game were 1) Peyton Shore 2) Kelton Pyne 3) Doogan Pederson
Attendance at the Brandt Centre in Regina was 2670
Rebels next game is Saturday February 1st against the Moose Jaw Warriors in Moose Jaw
