Rebels fall 4-2 to Vees despite two late second-period goals
Penticton snapped a seven-game skid with its first-ever win at the Centrium, while Red Deer dropped its second straight game.
The Red Deer Rebels lost 4-2 to the Penticton Vees on Friday night at the Centrium, falling behind 3-0 before mounting a comeback that fell just short. Gavin Kats opened the scoring for Penticton in the first period, and Brooks DeMars and Noel Pakarinen extended the lead in the second.
Rebels forward Poul Andersen scored twice in the final minutes of the second period, including goals just 36 seconds apart, to pull Red Deer within one. But the team could not find the equalizer in the third, and Penticton's Kash Alger-East sealed the win with an empty-net goal.
Head coach Brent Kisio said the team battled back well after a slow start but lacked urgency in the third period. Red Deer outshot Penticton 33-27, with goaltender Matthew Kondro making 23 saves.
The loss was Red Deer's second in a row following a defeat in Calgary the previous Saturday, though the Rebels still lead the WHL Central Division with a 7-4-0-1 record. They face the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Centrium on Saturday night.
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