By: Riley Pollock – 08.03.25

 

The Riggers didn’t let off the gas all night, leading to a 17-11 victory in Buffalo against the Bandits.

Buffalo struck first on Saturday night on a second chance opportunity to take the 1-0 lead.

The Bandits struck again with 8:17 to go in the first, in transition, to make it 2-0.

Shortly after the Riggers killed their first penalty of the night, Tanner Cook found the net for the ‘Necks to make the score 2-1.

Cook added his second of the night late in the first-quarter to make the score 2-2 after one.

Buffalo re-took the lead in transition early in the second frame to make it 3-2.

The Bandits would add another at 10:37 to go up 4-2.

Cook grabbed the first half hat-trick to get the Riggers within one, 4-3.

The Bandits would quickly answer to re-gain their two goal lead. The score was 5-3.

Tyler Hendrycks scored his first as a Roughneck in transition to get the score to 5-4.

Curtis Dickson ripped from outside to tie the game and then Brayden Mayea cut to the net and tucked one home to give the Riggers the 6-5 lead.

The Bandits would tie it up 6-6 with 30-seconds remaining in the half but Curtis Dickson found the net with two-seconds remaining to give the Roughnecks the 7-6 lead at the half.

It would be Buffalo who struck first in the second-half tying the game 7-7.

Jesse King ripped one on the powerplay to give the Riggers the 8-7 lead.

Curtis Dickson finished off his hat-trick to give the ‘Necks a two-goal lead but the Bandits answered right off the faceoff to make it 9-8.

After the Bandits tied it shorthanded, Curtis Dickson snuck in his fourth of the night to give the Riggers the 10-9 lead heading into the final quarter.

King found the far corner for the first goal of the fourth-quarter putting the Roughnecks ahead 11-9.

The Bandits once again had an answer shortly after to make the score 11-10 with 12:55 remaining.

Curtis Dickson could not be stopped on Saturday as he cut accross the middle and tucked home his fifth of the night to make the score 12-10.

It was King’s turn to finish off a hat-trick as he made it 13-10 on the powerplay.

The Bandits got within two, but Curtis Dickson finished off the sock-trick to make the score 14-11.

Mayea found the net following a rebound off the crossbar to make the score 15-11.

Then, Mayea became the fourth Riggers forward to register a hat-trick as he extended the lead to 17-11. That would be the final score.

 

UP NEXT 

The Riggers return to the Rough House to battle these same Bandits Saturday March 15 for the St. Patrick’s Day Party. TICKETS

 

STAT PACK

Jesse King: 4g, 6a

Curtis Dickson 6g, 2a

Tyler Pace: 7a

Brayden Mayea: 3g, 3a, 13 lb

Tanner Cook: 3g, 2a

Tyler Hendrycks: 1g, 2a, 6lb, 1cto

Mathieu Gautier: 2a

Haiden Dickson: 2a

Nick Rose: 43 saves

 

 

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