RED DEER, Alberta (Interstat) — Alisher Sarkenov scored twice as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the Red Deer Rebels 4-2 in Western Hockey League play Tuesday night at Marchant Crane Centrium.

Sarkenov opened the scoring midway through the first period and added another in the final minute of the frame, giving the Raiders a 3-2 lead after a period that saw Red Deer’s Patrick Sopiarz and Kalder Varga also score. Aiden Oiring extended the lead in the second period, and Owen Corkish sealed the victory with an empty-net goal in the final minute of the third before an announced crowd of 3,021.

The Raiders, who improved to 55-16, have won three straight. The Rebels fell to 26-45. The teams will meet again in Red Deer on Wednesday.