Music: {allcanada} WHL: REINHART BROTHERS LEAD ICE PAST RAIDERS

Sunday, February 26, 2012

{allcanada} WHL: REINHART BROTHERS LEAD ICE PAST RAIDERS

When it comes to winning hockey games, the Reinhart brothers play a big role for the Kootenay Ice.

Sam Reinhart scored the winning goal 19 seconds into overtime as Kootenay defeated the host Prince Albert Raiders 5-4 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action.

Older brother Max Reinhart had two goals and two assists for the Ice (34-21-8), who won for the first time in three outings.

The two brothers are one-two in team scoring, with Max leading the way with 70 points in 54 games, while they are both tied for the team lead in goals with 26 apiece.

Erik Benoit chipped in with two goals as well for Kootenay.

Mark McNeill scored once and set up two more for the Raiders (20-37-5) as Josh Morrissey, Antoine Corbin and Anthony Bardaro had a goal apiece.

Nathan Lieuwen made 25 saves for the win while Cole Holowenko turned away 34 shots in defeat.

Kootenay failed to score on three opportunities with the man advantage as Prince Albert went 2 for 5.

Elsewhere in the WHL, it was: Moose Jaw 5, Swift Current 2; Red Deer 4, Saskatoon 3 (SO); Brandon 2, Regina 1 (SO); Seattle 3, Everett 0; Medicine Hat 4, Kelowna 3 (SO); Vancouver 5, Kamloops 3; Victoria 5, Prince George 3; and Tri-City 7, Spokane 3.

At Prince Albert, Sask., Max Reinhart opened the scoring 1:37 into the game to give Kootenay a 1-0 lead.

The Raiders responded with three straight goals for a 3-1 advantage after 20 minutes of play.

Corbin scored at 7:14, Bardaro followed him up 23 seconds later and then Morrissey scored a power-play goal at 8:52.

Benoit scored the only two goals in the second period to tie the game 3-3 heading into the final period.

His first came at 9:23 and then he scored shorthanded at 19:53.

McNeill scored with the man advantage 8:21 into the third period but Max Reinhart scored on a penalty shot at 14:46 to force overtime.

Sam Reinhart scored the winning goal for Kootenay 19 seconds into extra time.

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Warriors 5 Broncos 2

At Moose Jaw, Sask., Kenton Miller scored two goals and James Henry had a goal and two assists as the Warriors (38-17-7) defeated Swift Current (23-33-8), which are the losers of four straight games.

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Rebels 4 Blades 3 (SO)

At Saskatoon, Alex Petrovic scored the winner in the shootout and John Persson had two goals and an assist as Red Deer (28-27-6) squeezed past the Blades (36-25-2).

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Wheat Kings 2 Pats 1 (SO)

At Brandon, Alta., Corbin Boes stopped 23 shots, earning the game's first star, and Mark Stone scored the only goal in the shootout as the Wheat Kings (34-26-4) edged Regina (33-23-7) for their sixth win in seven outings.

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Thunderbirds 3 Silvertips 0

At Kent, Wash., Calvin Pickard stopped all 29 shots he faced and Brad Deagle picked up the game's first star with two assists as Seattle (21-37-2) halted their three-game losing streak by blanking Everett (16-36-9).

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Tigers 4 Rockets 3 (SO)

At Medicine Hat, Alta., Hunter Shinkaruk and Curtis Valk each scored in the shootout and Emerson Etem added his league-leading 53rd goal of the season as the Tigers (37-21-5) defeated Kelowna (26-28-9).

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Giants 5 Blazers 3

At Kamloops, B.C., Marek Tvrdon scored the winning goal with 37 seconds remaining in the third period and Brendan Gallagher added two goals as Vancouver (36-23-4) beat Kamloops (43-15-4) for its first win in four contests.

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Royals 5 Cougars 3

At Prince George, B.C., Robin Soudek scored two goals and Jared Rathjen made 30 saves as Victoria (19-36-6) handed Prince George (19-39-2) its fourth loss in a row.

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Americans 7 Chiefs 3

At Spokane, Wash., Patrick Holland and Brendan Shinnimin combined for three goals and eight points as Tri-City (43-15-3) beat the Chiefs (32-22-7) for its fifth straight victory.