Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE scored 2 1st period goals in a 3-1 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors in WHL action on Friday night.
ICE opened the scoring on a powerplay as Jesse Ismond fed defenseman Luke Paulsen in the middle slot and scored on on a one-time snap shot.
ICE have powerplay goals in 10 straight games.
ICE added a shorthanded late in the 1st period as Joe Antilla created a turnover and Kevin King fired a slap shot high on the glove side.
King leads the club with 3 shorthanded goals.
It’s the clubs’ 1st shorthanded goal since November 20th when the scored 3 in one period against Prince Albert.
In the 2nd period with the clubs skating 4-on-4 Warriors defenseman Dylan McLlrath got to the middle slot for a shot and the rebound was put in by Spencer Edwards.
Moose Jaw pulled their goalie with 1:24 left in the game. The ICE got the empty net goal as Jesse Ismond and Matt Fraser went on a 2-1on break and Fraser finally gave the ICE the insurance goal.
Hayden Rintoul returned after missing 16 games to a knee injury.
ICE will host Red Deer on Saturday.
ICE Scratches – Steele Boomer (1st game leg day-to-day), John Neibrandt.
Game Summary
Moose Jaw 23-15-0-2 Kootenay 27-11-1-2
1st Period
1. Kootenay, Paulsen 3 (Ismond, Antilla) 17:30 pp
2. Kootenay, King 18 (Antilla) 19:52 sh
Penalties – McNabb Ktn (tripping) 1:55, Montgomery MJ (boarding) 8:03, Honejsek MJ (holding) 10:08, Cuthbert MJ (slashing) 14:27, Kornelsen MJ (hooking) 17:14, Hurley Ktn (goalie interefence) 19:18.
2nd Period
3. Moose Jaw, Edwards 19 (McIllrath, Edmundson) 8:31 4-on-4
Penalties – MJ Heemskerk (unsportsmanlike diving) Czerwonka Ktn (goalie interference) 8:14, Howden MJ (roughing) 8:50, Paulsen MJ (hooking) 18:48, King Ktn (roughing) 19:29.
3rd Period
4. Kootenay, Fraser 18 (Ismond, Czerwonka) 19:45 en
Penalties – Paradis MJ (holding) 2:31, Beach MJ (unsportsmanlike diving) 6:52, Czerwonka Ktn (goalie interference) 7:51, Wyton MJ (slashing, fighting) Benoit MJ (fighting) 19:51.
Shots on goal by
Moose Jaw - 4 – 14 – 7 = 25
Kootenay - 23 – 5 - 10 = 38
Goal (shots-saves) – Moose Jaw: Thomas Heemskerk (returned start 3rd) (L 22-13-0-2) (37-35) Brandon Stone (19:29 2nd) (0-0) Kootenay: Brett Teskey (W 8-2-0-0) (25-24)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Moose Jaw: Kootenay:
Referees – Chris Crich, Ryan Thompson
Linesmen – Sean Donnelly, Jeff Jobson
Attendance – 2,399