Friday night in Saskatoon looked a lot like a team that had spent two days stewing over a 4-1 loss in Prince Albert. The Rebels jumped the Blades before the building had really settled in, and by the 6:13 mark they were up 3-0. Saskatoon native Beckett Hamilton, back in front of a home crowd at SaskTel Centre, opened the scoring at 2:53. Thirty-six seconds later Poul Anderson made it 2-0, and before the period was six and a half minutes old Anderson had his second, tipping home a pass from Hamilton. At that point Red Deer had outshot the Blades 9-1 in front of 8,414.
Saskatoon pushed back. Yegor Gusev and Brayden Klimpke scored in the second, and Cameron Kuzma’s marker at 7:15 of the middle frame was the only other Red Deer goal. The Blades finished with a 29-27 edge in shots and got a power-play goal on six chances, while the Rebels went 0-for-3. Matthew Kondro still stopped 27 of 29, including 10 in a third period where Red Deer managed just two shots and had to kill a five-minute boarding major. The 4-2 win snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Blades that dated to December 2024, moved Red Deer to 3-2-0-1, and put them atop the Eastern Conference — and the league — with seven points through six games.
Beckett Hamilton opens the scoring makint it a 1-0 game for the Rebels at 2:53 of the first period with his 5th goal of the season. The assists on the goal went to Nolan Schmidt and Graeme Pickering.–Barely three minutes had elapsed and Saskatoon product Beckett Hamilton already had the home side in front, burying his fifth of the year in only his fourth appearance of the season for an early 1-0 edge.
Poul Andersen gives the Rebels a 2-0 lead just seconds later at 3:29 of the first period. The assist on the goal went to Beckett Hamilton.–The lead was still fresh when Poul Anderson doubled it 36 seconds later, pushing his point streak to open the season out to six games and making it 2-0.
Poul Andersen makes it 3-0 at 6:13 of the first period. The assist on the goal went to Beckett Hamilton and Graydon Peterson–Anderson kept coming. Less than three minutes after his first, he tipped a crisp feed from Hamilton past Saskatoon goaltender Martin Psohlavec for his second of the night, stretching the Rebels’ advantage to 3-0 barely six minutes in.
Shots on goal in the first period were 16-6 for the Rebels
Cameron Kuzma gives the Rebels a 4-0 lead at 7:15 of the second period. The assists on the goal went to Jiri Kamas and Kohen Lodge.–Red Deer never let up. Cameron Kuzma made it 4-0 midway through the second, potting his second goal in as many outings.
Russian Yegor Gusev got the Blades on the board at 11:45 of the second period. The assists on the goal went to German Import and Edmonton Oilers 2025 4th round draft pick David Lewandowski and 2026 Montreal Canadiens 4th rounder Brayden Klimpke.–Saskatoon finally found an answer about five minutes later, as Blades rookie Yegor Gusev’s first Western Hockey League goal put Saskatoon on the board.
Calgary native Brayden Klimpke gets the Blades their second goal of the night at 18:21 of the second period while on the Power Play. The assists on the goal went to 2026 Toronto Maple Leafs 5th rounder Copper Williams and Kelowna BC native Hunter Laing.–Saskatoon kept pressing and Brayden Klimpke cut the deficit to two late in the second with his fourth of the year, but the Blades never got any closer.
Shots on goal in the second period were 13-9 for the Blades
Shots on toal in the third period were 10-2 for the Blades. The Blades outshot the Rebels in the game 29-27.
For the Rebels Matthew Kondro stopped 27 of the 29 shots that he faced for the win for the Rebels. For the Blades Czech Import and Philadelphia Flyers 2026 second rounder Martin Psohlavec stopped 23 of the 27 shots that he faced.
Stars of the game were 1) Beckett Hamilton 2) Poul Andersen 3) Brayden Klimpke
Attendance in Saskatoon was 8414
Rebels next game is Saturday October 3rd in Moose Jaw against the Warriors
