Red Deer Vipers 6, Sylvan Lake Wranglers 2
Brady Leroux scored three goals as the Red Deer Vipers beat the Sylvan Lake Wranglers 6-2 at Diamond Valley Pressure Services Arena on Saturday.
Brett Leslie opened the scoring on the power play at 15:56 of the first for a 1-0 Red Deer lead. Sylvan Lake’s Ronan Shirtliffe tied it at 7:17 of the second, but Red Deer answered with three straight: Leslie’s second of the night at 14:21, Tyler Gladney’s goal at 16:22 that stood as the eventual winner, and Leroux’s first of the game at 16:43, making it 4-1 after 40 minutes. Sylvan Lake’s Cody Wells scored on the power play just 45 seconds into the third to cut the deficit to 4-2, but Leroux answered with two more — at 9:56 and 17:07 — to complete his hat trick and close out the 6-2 final.
Red Deer’s Brock Lott made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win. Sylvan Lake’s Marlo DeRosa stopped 48 of 54 in the loss.