Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE extended their winning streak to 4 games with a 3-2 overtime shootout win over the Red Deer Rebels in WHL action on Tuesday night.
ICE opened the scoring on a 5-on-3 power-play as Dustin Sylvester found Andrew Bailey open at the back door. Bailey scored on a one-timer for his team leading 3rd PP goal.
Rebels tied it as Cody Gross came off the corner boards and scored on a sharp angle snap shot.
ICE regained the lead on a 3rd period power-play as Max Reinhart received a behind the net pass from Bailey and lifted a shot from the top of the crease.
Rebels tied it 2-2 as Cass Mappin backhanded a loose puck from in front of the net.
Dominik Pacovsky scored the only goal of the shootout.
The ICE will host Prince George on Friday.
Game Summary
Red Deer 4-5-0-5 Kootenay 7-5-1-3
1st Period
1. Kootenay, Bailey 4 (Sylvester, Negrin) 12:32 pp
2. Red Deer, Gross 6 (Ferguson) 16:12
Penalties – Stickland Ktn (hooking) 4:47, Ferguson RD (tripping) 11:15, Smith RD (close hand on puck) 11:55, Wray RD (hooking) 18:07.
2nd Period
No Scoring.
Penalties – Smith RD (fighting) Fraser Ktn (fighting) 4:56, McNabb Ktn (roughing) 12:58, Morin RD (interference) 17:08.
3rd Period
3. Kootenay, Reinhart 2 (Bailey, Stickland) 8:15 pp
4. Red Deer, Mappin 6 (Weller) 14:22
Penalties – Weller RD (roughing) 7:34, King Ktn (slashing) 10:18, Coetzee RD (tripping) 11:56.
Overtime
No Scoring.
Shootout
Kootenay wins 1-0
Red Deer – Coetzee, miss; Ferraro, miss; Mappin, miss.
Kootenay – Pacovsky, goal; Sylvester, miss;
Shots on goal by
Red Deer - 5 – 10 – 13 – 0 = 28
Kootenay – 16 - 2 - 7 – 4 = 29
Goal (shots-saves) – Red Deer: Darcy Kuemper (L 1-3-0-3) Kootenay: Thomas Heemskerk (W 4-3-1-2)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Red Deer: 0/3 Kootenay: 2/6
Referee – Pat Smith
Linesmen – Kelly Reitenbach, Michael Boisvert
Attendance – 2,505