Prince Rupert falls to the River Kings ending their bid at a perfect season.
Terrace beat the Rampage by a final score of 4-3 in Saturday nights game. The game was a nail-biter that was tightly contested from puck drop all the way through to the final whistle.
It was an uncharacteristically low scoring affair between the two teams, considering the previous two matchups saw at least 12 combined goals scored.
The teams appeared to focus in on defence, limiting shots for both sides.
Terrace held a 1-0 lead through the first period, after outshooting the Rampage by a total of 12-7.
The score would stay 1-0 until a little over half way through the second when defenseman Jacob Santurbano scored to level things at 1-1.
It had looked as if the game would be going into the third a tie, until with only three seconds left in the middle frame, Terrace converted on a two on one breakaway to make the score 2-1. Prince Rupert would score less than a minute into the third making it 2-2, then the teams traded goals making it 3-3. And with six minutes left in the game, Ben Reinbolt gave Terrace the lead and they never looked back from there.
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The final 30 seconds of the third was a flurry of Rampage chances, but River King goalie Darren Bealiea stood tall and stymied Rupert’s final onslaught.
With the loss, Rupert drops to 6-1 on the season while the River kings improve to 3-4 on the year.
First place is still firmly in Rupert’s grasp as they will look to put this one behind them as they prepare to face the Williams Lake Stampeders next week on November 17.
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