Comeback falls short in Moose Jaw
Nov 25, 2023Inside the Moose Jaw Event Centre in front of over 4500 fans, the Calgary Roughnecks topped the Saskatchewan Rush 14-12 in pre-season NLL action.
Eli Salama opened the scoring for the visitors just 15 seconds in, who held a 5-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. Robert Church, Patrick Dodds and Clark Walter all scored for the Rush.
In the second quarter, Calgary continued to pour it on. Despite goals from Mike Messenger, Mike Triolo and Ryan Keenan, Saskatchewan trailed 9-6.
The Rush outscored the Roughnecks 2-1 in the third quarter thanks to Walter and Messenger scoring their second of the night.
Just when the hosts had the crowd on their feet after Robert Church tied the game at 11-11, the visitors responded. And the story stayed the same when Dodds scored a beautiful dunk from behind the net to level the game at 12-12, as Jesse King responded minutes after which would eventually be the game winning goal.
Tyler Pace tacked on the insurance marker as Calgary picked up the 14-12 win.
Frank Scigliano and Christian Del Bianco both went the distance between the pipes, with Saskatchewan outshooting Calgary 65-44 in the contest.
Next up, the regular season kicks off as the Rush head out east for week number one. Friday, December 1st in Halifax, the rivalry renews on the east coast with faceoff scheduled for 6:00PM Sask time.
All road games can be heard on 92.9 The Bull this season, with the pre-game show starting 15 minutes before faceoff.
Tickets for the Rush’s home opener on December 9th are still available.