Mark McNeill scored the lone goal of the shootout lifting the Prince Albert Raiders to a 5-4 win over the Calgary Hitmen Friday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Greg Chase forced overtime for Calgary tapping in a loose puck with 60 seconds left in regulation time.
Three Hitmen recorded personal milestones in the game as Elliot Peterson (2a) and Austin Calladine (1a) both picked up their first career Western Hockey League point while Mack Shields made his WHL debut in goal.
Calgary is now 3-0-1-1 while PA is 5-0-0-1.
The Hitmen return to action Sunday afternoon to host the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 2:00 p.m. at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Photo Credit: Brad Watson
Prince Albert Raiders 5 at Calgary Hitmen 4 Shootout
Friday, October 5, 2012 - Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, AB
Prince Albert 1 2 1 0 - 5
Calgary 0 3 1 0 - 4
1st Period
1, Prince Albert, Bardaro 3 (Conroy, Knutsen), 11:02.
Penalties-Gardiner P.a (hooking), 5:12; Ruopp P.a (high sticking), 11:59; Samoridny Cal (hooking), 13:25; Jones Cal (cross checking), 19:42.
2nd Period
2, Calgary, Macek 2 (Jones, Thrower), 9:10.
3, Prince Albert, Conroy 3 (Morden, Morrissey), 10:25 (PP).
4, Calgary, Virtanen 1 (Calladine, Peterson), 13:27.
5, Calgary, Clayton 1 (Chase, Jones), 16:11.
6, Prince Albert, Bardaro 4 (Knutsen, Morrissey), 18:51 (PP).
Penalties-McVeigh P.a (hooking), 3:42; Roach Cal (cross checking), 10:00; Kornelsen Cal (roughing), 17:42; Henry Cal (interference), 18:00.
3rd Period
7, Prince Albert, Morrissey 2 (McNeill), 6:55 (PP).
8, Calgary, Chase 2 (Brassart, Peterson), 19:00.
Penalties-Ruopp P.a (major-fighting), 5:08; Rissling Cal (instigator, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 5:08; Roach Cal (boarding), 5:36; McVeigh P.a (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 7:35; Henry Cal (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 7:35.
OT Period
No Scoring.
Penalties-Morden P.a (major-fighting), 3:53; Kornelsen Cal (instigator, major-fighting, game misconduct), 3:53.
Shootout - Prince Albert 1 (McNeill G, Bardaro NG), Calgary 0 (Macek NG, Chase NG, Virtanen NG).
Shots on Goal-Prince Albert 9-10-13-2-1-35. Calgary 7-7-8-2-0-24.
Power Play Opportunities-Prince Albert 3 / 7; Calgary 0 / 3.
Goalies-Prince Albert, Siemens 5-0-0-1 (24 shots-20 saves). Calgary, Shields 0-0-0-1 (34 shots-30 saves).
A-7,478
Referees-Devin Klein (9), Colin Stefanyk (14).
Linesmen-Reid Anderson (53), Mark MacIsaac (22).
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