Raiders edge Thunderbirds 4‑3 in Friday home victory

PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan (Interstat) — Alisher Sarkenov had one goal and two assists, top star Jordan Murray added two assists and the Prince Albert Raiders beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 on Friday at Art Hauser Centre. Attendance was 2,556. Prince Albert improved to 6-9; Seattle fell to 4-9. Brock England opened the scoring at 6:30 of the first period, with Josh Polak assisting. Brandon Gorzynski tied it at 13:09, and Evan Smith put the Raiders ahead at 15:10. Polak tied the game at 2 at 36 seconds of the second period. Kyle Obobaifo restored Prince Albert’s lead at 11:10, and Sarkenov made it 4-2 at 7:11 of the third. Ethan Bibeau cut the deficit to 4-3 at 16:32. England finished with one goal, one assist and seven shots on goal; Polak had one goal, one assist and three shots. Murray had two assists, three shots and six penalty minutes. Sarkenov had one goal, two assists and three shots. Bibeau scored once; Obobaifo scored once; Sawyer Mayes had one assist and six shots; Evan Smith scored once; Henry Chmiel had one assist; Matthew Gard had two shots.