Rassell excels, Tigers return to win column, snubbing P.A. in a shootout
PRINCE ALBERT, SK — Captain Mark Rassell put together a renowned individual effort, scoring a pair of goals alongside the winning shootout marker as the Medicine Hat Tigers weathered a torrential Prince Albert Raiders squad with a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.
Rassell scored the second and fourth goals of the game, adding up to a team-leading 27 on the season. The Calgary-product, playing his final year of WHL hockey, also notched a helper off David Quenneville’s goal in the third period to earn his fifth three-point night in 29 games.
Ryan Jevne scored the lone goal of the first period at the 16:22 mark. Raiders forward Jordy Stallard collected his first of two on the night midway through the middle frame on the powerplay squaring the contest at 1-1.
Rassell regained the Tigers advantage with less than five minutes to go in the second, but the Raiders climbed back with a pair of markers late in the frame to lead 3-2 with 20 minutes to play.