Cranbrook, BC – Kootenay ICE forward Dustin Sylvester had 1 goal and 2 assists and another goal in the shootout in a 5-4 overtime shootout win over the Red Deer Rebels in WHL action on Tuesday night.
The ICE scored 2 goals 17-seconds apart to take a 2-0 lead.
On the 1st goal Brayden McNabb stepped into a long slap shot from the blueline and Steele Boomer pounced on the rebound.
Dustin Sylvester picked off a pass at the Rebels’ blueline and went in on a breakaway and scored with a wrist shot high on the stick side.
Rebels’ called a timeout.
Red Deer scored on a 3-on-2 break as Andrej Kudrna scored on a rebound.
In the 2nd period Drew Czerwonka deflected a point shot from Jagger Dirk that skipped into the net.
Rebels changed goalies as Darcy Kuemper replaced Kraymer Barnstable.
On a 3-on-2 break Landon Ferraro was fed with a cross pass from Kudrna and wristed it by the sliding goalie.
The teams’ exchanged goals 13 seconds apart late in the period.
ICE Kevin King beat the screened goalie with a high wrist shot from the top of the circle.
Then the ICE coughed-up the puck in front of their net and John Persson eventually was wide open for the goal.
Rebels forced overtime as Landon Ferraro got his 2nd of the game with a high backhand from the middle slot.
ICE won the shootout on goals by Max Reinhart and Dustin Sylvester. Rebels shooters were Willie Coetzee and Landon Ferraro.
The ICE have won a season high 5 games in a row.
The season series is tied 2-2 with each team winning a game in extra time.
ICE scratches – Dominik Pacovsky 14th game (ankle 3 weeks), Luke Paulsen & Elgin Pearce.
ICE will host Regina on New Years’ Eve Thursday.
Game Summary
Red Deer 19-15-0-3 Kootenay 21-15-1-2
1st Period
1. Kootenay, Boomer 14 (McNabb, Sylvester) 10:19
2. Kootenay, Sylvester 19 10:36
3. Red Deer, Kudrna 16 (Coetzee, Ferguson) 17:15
Penalties – Ferguson RD (goalie interference) 14:16, Mathews Ktn (interference) 18:35.
2nd Period
4. Kootenay, Czerwonka 2 (Dirk, Montgomery) 6:22
5. Red Deer, Ferraro 5 (Kudrna, Coetzee) 16:38
6. Kootenay, King 14 (Boomer, Sylvester) 18:58
7. Red Deer, Persson 3 (Archer, Borejko) 19:11
Penalties – Leach Ktn (slashing) 3:58, Ferguson RD (unsportsmanlike) Morin RD (goalie interference) King Ktn (unsportsmanlike) 7:05, Witt RD (delay of game) 9:12, Archer RD (roughing) 9:54.
3rd Period
8. Red Deer, Ferraro (Coetzee, Ferguson) 16:33
Penalties – Borejko RD (high sticking) 13:43, Ismond Ktn (goalie interference) 14:27, Coetzee RD (goalie interference) 17:44.
Overtime
No Scoring
Penalties – None
Shootout
Red Deer – (0) Coetzee, miss; Ferraro, miss;
Kootenay – (2) Reinhart, goal; Sylvester, goal;
Shots on goal by
Red Deer - 5 – 13 – 8 – 3 = 29
Kootenay – 11 - 7 - 8 – 1 = 27
Goal (shots-saves) – Red Deer: Kraymer Barnstable (13-10) Darcy Kuemper (6:22 second) (14-13) (L 13-14-0-3) Kootenay: Todd Mathews (W 15-7-1-2)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Red Deer: 0/3 Kootenay: 0/6
Referee – Derek Herman
Linesmen – Darren Spurgeon, Jim Maniago
Attendance – 2,811