EDMONTON - Another two-goal performance by a University of Alberta Golden Bear, another loss for the Calgary Dinos, this time 4-1 at the hands of their provincial rivals.
Former Kalamazoo Wing Derek Ryan did the double damage while Colin Joe and Johnny Lazo scored singles. Ryan finished with three points on the night while Kyle Fecho and Chad Klassen each picked up a couple of assists.
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Jerrid Sauer scored his second goal in as many nights for the Dinos.
Continuing Friday evening's quick-strike attack, Alberta got on the board early when Klassen sent Ryan on a partial breakaway from centre ice, triple-deking Calgary starting netminder
Kris Lazaruk before backhanding the puck just inside the post at the 1:36 mark of the opening period.
Ryan doubled the lead just under seven minutes later when he got hold of a point-shot rebound in front and backhanded the puck through Lazaruk's five-hole.
The Calgary offense had a tough time catching up, getting their first shot at the 10:09 mark, but could not get any of their nine shots in the frame past freshman goalie Kurtis Mucha, starting in his first conference game.
Rookie rearguard Colton MacPherson rang a point shot off the crossbar five minutes into the second period, yet it was an Alberta defender who next found the twine as Joe snuck in from the point and redirected a crisp Klassen pass into an empty net at the 12:48 mark.
Lazo would close out the scoring in the middle frame when he picked the top corner on Lazaruk's blocker side with 3:21 left to go.
Former Prince Albert Raider
Dustin Butler entered the Dinos net for the final period and kept it empty, but Mucha only allowed a top-shelf Sauer slapshot on a two-man advantage to pass him by in the third, making 29 saves in the game.
The Golden Bears led the shot clock 37-30 on the night, but went 0-6 on the power-play. The Dinos, who had five opportunities in the third, finished at 1-8.
Both teams have a bye over Thanksgiving weekend next week. The Dinos will return to action Oct. 15-16 with a home-and-home series against the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
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