Calle Ridderwall scored the game winning power play goal with 3:51 left
in the third period and the Tri-City Storm defeated the host RoughRiders
4-3 Friday night.
Ridderwall
tipped in an Andrew Sackrison shot to snap a 3-3 tie with what was the
only goal of the third period.
The
Riders and Storm entered the third deadlocked after scoring two apiece
in the second period. The Riders were up 5-on-3 when Jacob Cepis
buried a Rob Bordson centering pass to give Cedar Rapids a 2-1 lead
6:46 into the second.
At
9:37 the Storm knotted it up at two apiece when Brett Wysopal’s shot
sailed through traffic and past Rider goaltender Richard Bachman.
The
Storm took a 3-2 lead when Tommy Mannino fired the puck home from the
right wing circle at the 13:07 mark.
The
Riders responded just 46 seconds later when Danny Dries skated in alone
and tucked the puck behind Tri-City netminder Ian Keserich to even the
score.
The
first period saw the Riders open the scoring on Aaron Bogosian’s wrister
from the slot 6:46 into the game.
Alex
Hudson replied for the Storm at 16:25 with a drive from the top of the
left wing circle.