Wild Match Night Live

FINAL SCORE! 🎉 A dominant display on home ice and another 3️⃣ points added to the tally in our Dia de los Muertos theme night! 🤩 MVPs… 🐾 #28 Ben Roberts ⚔️ #19 Kieran Smith #OnTheProwl

57:59 | GOALLLLL!!!! 🚨 #27 Alex Rushby 🎩 🍎 #28 Ben Roberts Rushby claims his hat-trick on the back door after the lovely feed from Roberts late in the period! 🤩 🐾 8-1 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

55:30 | GOALLLLL 🚨 🚨 #27 Alex Rushby 🍎 #7 Alex Parry (OnTheGo) 🍎 #72 Jakub Hajek Rushby tests Ogden early and adds his second of the evening thanks to the linkup from his linemates! 🙌 🐾 7-1 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

50:54 | GOALLLLLL!!!! 🚨 🚨 #72 Jakub Hajek 🍎 #27 Alex Rushby 🍎 #7 Alex Parry (OnThGo) Hajek finishes the feed from Rushby on the back door to put Widnes 5️⃣ up! 🙌 Both teams swap netminders, Owen Severn for Widnes and Finn Ogden for Leeds. 🐾 6-1 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

47:31 | GOALLLLL!!! 🚨 🚨 #7 Alex Parry (OnTheGo) 🍎 #27 Alex Rushby Our Alexs combine on the short-handed breakaway and fire Wild’s 5th of the night! 🙌 🐾 5-1 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

44:56 | PENALTY ❌ 🐾 #5 Rhys Edwards - 2min holding + 2min kneeing Widnes Wild head to the PK for the first time this evening… Leeds Knights 2 call a timeout 🐾 4-1 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

40:00 | PUCK DROP 3️⃣🫳 We’re underway for the third period here in Widnes as Wild look to hold on to their advantage! 🐾 4-1 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

40:00 | PERIOD 2️⃣ A firepower period sees Wild take a 3 goal lead into the final period! 🙌 An opening strike by Rushby, followed by King, Hughes and Watson gave Widnes a comfortable cushion! 🎉 However Smith answered back for Knights… Third period coming up soon! 🔜

33:26 | GOAL 🚨 #19 Kieran Smith 🍎 #95 Ollie Gotts Knights win the face-off and Smith is unmarked in the crease allowing him to fire past Thomasson to put Knights on the board. 🐾 4-1 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

31:19 | GOALLLLL!!!! 🚨 🚨 #11 Luke Watson (Privilege HR) 🍎 #20 Bez Hughes 🍎 #77 Ben McLellan Hughes fires and McCourt spills allowing Watson to fire home the rebound in the crease! 🎉 🐾 4-0 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

25:14 | GOALLLLL!!! 🚨 🚨 #20 Bez Hughes 🍎 #88 Tristan Grimshaw Hughes fires from the right face-off circle and beats McCourt glove side to extend Wild’s advantage on home ice! 🎉 🐾 3-0 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

24:35 | GOALLLLLL!!!! 🚨 🚨 #48 Cade King 🍎 #27 Alex Rushby Rushby fires and McCourt spills allowing King to fire top shelf from close range to double the lead! 🎉 🐾 2-0 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

21:59 | GOALLLLLL!!! 🚨 🚨 #27 Alex Rushby 🍎 #72 Jakub Hajek Rushby finds the opener for Wild from the right wing with a low shot past McCourt to take the lead for the hosts! 🎉 🐾 1-0 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

20:00 | PUCK DROP 2️⃣🫳 We’re underway for the second period here in the Jungle as both sides look to contribute to the scoreboard first 🐾 0-0 ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

20:00 | PERIOD 1️⃣ After an end-to-end battle, the scores remain level after the opening frame as both sides fail to find a way past the netminders! 👀 Elliott came close for the Knights, whilst Grimshaw fired for Wild but neither effort lit the lamp… 🐾 VS ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

15:00 | An end to end period of hockey continues here in Widnes as both sides are yet to find a way past the netminders 🐾 VS ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

10:00 | Ben Elliott has come close for the Knights with a slap shot from the blue line, whilst Rushby and Hajek have tested McCourt but the score remains level so far… 🐾 VS ⚔️ #OnTheProwl

05:00 | Both sides have fired several shots on McCourt and Thomasson but both are yet to concede 🐾 VS ⚔️ #OnTheProwl