EDMONTON - The University of Alberta Pandas took down the visiting Huskies for the second night in a row.
The Pandas held the Huskies without a goal in the second game of the back-to-back and only one goal on the weekend.
Saskatchewan carried the pace of play in a scoreless first period, with their best chance coming from the stick of second year forward
Taylor Wilkinson, who rang a close-range snapshot off the post five minutes into the game. Oswald stood tall in the Panda crease, turning away nine shots and helping Alberta kill off all three Huskie powerplays.
The second period saw the home team come out of the gate with a vengeance, with Huskies netminder
Camryn Drever turning aside Madison Willan and Maplethorpe in quick succession to open the frame. After a Saskatchewan penalty came as a product of the early Panda pressure, Anker converted at the net to break the deadlock only 39 seconds into the period. The Pandas increased their lead at 14:51 of the second, with Kieser sneaking a loose puck past Drever after a shot from the point.
The Pandas held steady defensively through the final frame, with the Huskies most dangerous chances coming during 4-on-4 play. Oswald turned aside
Isabella Pozzi and
Sara Kendall within a short span to keep the visitors off the board midway through the period. Alberta struck with another power play tally at 15:27 of the third, as Morden redirected home a point shot to put the game out of reach.
The Huskies will look to find their offensive groove heading into the bye week. Huskies return to action on November 4th and 5th with a home-and-home series against their provincial rival Cougars. All games can be watched at live at CanadaWest.TV.