Red Deer Rebels-6  Calgary Hitmen-5 (Overtime) 

In front of over 6,000 fans at The Peavey Mart Centrium, the Red Deer Rebels beat the Calgary Hitmen 6-5 in OT and will now move onto the second round of the 2023 WHL playoffs.

About five minutes into overtime, Ben King would score for Red Deer and the win. The Rebels beat the Hitmen 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven WHL Eastern Conference quarter finals.

It was a back and forth game that saw the two teams tied at the end of each period. 2-2 after the first, 3-3 after the second, and 5-5 after the third. The Rebels would outshoot the Hitmen 44-24 and would go 3 for 6 on the powerplay.

Ben King would have a goal and three assists to be named the first star of the game. Mats Lindgren would score two goals in the second period and would also have two helpers to be named second star.

The Rebels will play either the Saskatoon Blades or the Moose Jaw Warriors in the next round.