Cranbrook, BC – Kootenay ICE forward Dustin Sylvester had 4 assists in a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in WHL action on Wednesday night.
ICE got the opening goal on the power-play as Dustin Sylvester sent a pass through the slot and found a wide open Hayden Rintoul who had an open net for the goal.
Kevin King made it 2-0 on a power-play deflection as Brayden McNabb faked a shot at the line, moved around the fallen Edmonton player and got the shot to the net.
Edmonton scored a power-play goal late in the period as Brent Raedeke fired a shot that found the top corner high on the stick side.
The ICE scored on another power-play as Brayden McNabb fired a slap shot from the middle blueline that beat the screened goalie on the stick side.
Oil Kings changed goalies as Cam Lanigan replaced Torrie Jung.
Edmonton got back within a goal on a 2-on-2 break and Logan Proulx’s shot deflected off an ice stick high into the net. The red light was on but the referees did not signal a goal. Video replayed ruled it a goal.
The ICE regained the 2 goal lead after wearing out the Oil Kings in their zone, hitting the goal post twice and eventually Rintoul found the puck in the lower circle and wristed a shot that Joe Antilla deflected through the goalies’ legs.
In the 3rd period ICE added an empty net goal from centre ice from Steele Boomer.
ICE scratches – Dominik Pacovsky 7th game (ankle 2-4 weeks), Jagger Dirk & Elgin Pearce.
The ICE will host Calgary on Friday.
Game Summary
Edmonton 8-17-4-4 Kootenay 16-14-1-1
1st Period
1. Kootenay, Rintoul 2 (Sylvester, McNabb) 12:00 pp
2. Kootenay, King 11 (McNabb, Sylvester) 14:51 pp
3. Edmonton, Raedeke 15 (Cumiskey, Hlookoff) 18:11 pp
Penalties – Wruck Edm (hooking) 11:14, Raedeke Edm (cross checking) 15:21, Czerwonka Ktn (kneeing) 16:55.
2nd Period
4. Kootenay, McNabb 7 (Sylvester, Mathews) 3:28 pp
5. Edmonton, Proulx 4 (Pysyk, St. Croix) 4:49
6. Kootenay, Antilla 5 (Rintoul, Hurley) 10:26
Penalties – Nichol Edm (roughing) 3:06, Burns Edm Montgomery Ktn (fighting) 4:36, King Ktn (high sticking) 10:56, Breitkruz Edm Czerwonka Ktn (roughing) 19:48.
3rd Period
7. Kootenay, Boomer 11 (Sylvester, Leach) 18:30 en
Penalties – Breitkruz Edm (cross checking) 8:34, Nichol Edm Hlookoff Edm Hurley Ktn (roughing) 19:46.
Shots on goal by
Edmonton – 11 – 9 - 6 = 26
Kootenay - 5 – 13 – 10 = 28
Goal (shots-saves) – Edmonton: Torrie Jung (6-3) (L 5-14-2-3) Cam Lanigan 3:18 second (21-20) Kootenay: Todd Mathews (W 11-6-1-1)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Edmonton: 1/2 Kootenay: 3/5
Referees – Dan Cowley, Sean Raphael
Linesmen – Jeff Jobson, Matthew Barker
Attendance – 2,434