Hunter and Kings sink Clippers on the road
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Red Deer College (19-7-0, 19-7-0) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Briercrest College (7-18-1, 7-18-1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Game Statistics | Red Deer College | Briercrest College |
---|---|---|
PowerPlays | 1 for 6 | 1 for 3 |
Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 0 |
Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 6 (12) |
Shots on Goal | 38 | 33 |
Face Offs Won | 0 | 0 |
Brent Forster - RDC
Caronport, SK – Fourth-year centre Austin Hunter's shorthanded tally late in the third turned out to be the eventual game winner. The Kings opened the scoring and added a trio of goals in the final stanza, earning a hard-fought 4-3 road victory over the Briercrest College Clippers.
Four different Kings found the back of the net. Third-year Mathieu Lapointe opened the scoring at 13:42 of the first period.
Lapointe (91) scored his ninth goal and 17th point
After a scoreless middle frame, six goals were scored in the third.
Kings fifth-year forward Dylan Thudium put his squad up a pair, beating Clippers goaltender Dan Dekoning on the power play at 7:41.
After Briercrest's Russell Olson pulled the home team within one, RDC's Scott Ferguson restored the two-goal cushion just over a minute later.
Olson recorded his second of the period and then Halen Cordoni connected on the man-advantage, evening the contest 3-3.
When overtime looked like a possibility, the Kings' penalty kill came up big. Dekoning left his crease, but misplayed the puck. Austin Hunter picked up the loose puck and found the open net with 1:26 remaining. It was his ninth goal of the season.
Dekoning was pulled for the extra skater, but Kings goaltender Arik Weersink shut the door. The Red Deer College Kings sealed a 4-3 win.
Six different RDC Kings recorded an assist.
Austin Hunter was named the Kings Player-of-the-Game. Dan Dekoning was recognized for the Clippers.
Weersink turned aside 30 shots. Dekoning made 34 saves.
Weersink (31)
The Kings went one-for-six on the power play. The Clippers connected once on three tries.
The second place Red Deer College Kings (19-5-2-0) will round out the regular season in a home-and-home series against the SAIT Trojans (12-10-1-3). On Friday, Feb. 28, the Kings will host the Trojans at 5:00 pm.