Prince Albert Daily Herald
Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Prince Albert Raiders blueliner Adam McNutt puts Moose Jaw Warriors forward Atley Calvert in a headlock on Monday night at the Brandt Centre in Regina.
The Prince Albert Raiders got things started on the right foot on Monday night at the Brandt Centre as Evan Herman scored on a breakaway just 80 seconds into their matchup with the Moose Jaw Warriors.
However, it would be the Warriors that controlled most of the proceedings as they scored three times in the middle stanza to pick up a 5-2 win and hand their provincial rivals a second straight setback.
A lot of the stuffing was taken out of the Prince Albert Raiders by the time they took to the ice on Monday night in a 5-2 defeat to the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The Raiders just had arguably their fiercest battle of the season a night before in a 4-3 loss against the Regina Pats.
But that wasn’t apparent early. Just 1:20 into the game, Raiders forward Evan Herman won the puck at his own blueline and flew down the ice to score on a breakaway and give the Raiders an early advantage.
But after that energy boost to start the game, the Raiders’ energy seemed to crash when they got to the second period. They surrendered three goals in the period, and five straight overall to the Warriors. Riley Krane scored on the rebound midway through the first to tie it up, before the Warriors got goals from Tate Popple, Josh Hoekstra and Eric Alarie. Brayden Yager made it a five-goal Warrior run, before Reece Vitelli scored on the power play for the Raiders with 43 seconds remaining.
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Moose Jaw Warriors forward Eric Alarie scores against Regina Pats goaltender Roddy Ross in a 5-4 overtime win on March 16, 2021.(Keith Hershmiller Photography)
Two young players just beginning their WHL journeys helped their teams get in position to win Tuesday, but the Moose Jaw Warriors beat the Regina Pats 5-4 after an extra frame.
Pats forward Connor Bedard continued his hot start to the season, with the first overall pick in the 2020 bantam draft recording two assists in the game at the Brandt Centre.
But it was Warriors forward Brayden Yager, who was taken just two picks after Bedard, who helped his team get the win. Yager assisted on Daemon Hunt’s game-winner in overtime for his third point of the game.