A sold-out 1,150 crowd at the Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre saw Raiders upset leaders MK Lightning 6-5 last Friday, with Shewfelt's second goal of the night proving the gamewinner. And they followed that up with another thrilling victory over Berkshire Bees on Sunday, as Shewfelt netted a last-second equaliser and then saw fellow Canadian Shaun Miller calmly convert a penalty shot in overtime for a 5-4 victory. "Those were two big wins for us last week," said Shewfelt, ahead of a home date with Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday (5.
15pm). "It was a really special game Friday in front of a sold-out Halloween crowd. The atmosphere at the Sapphire was electric.
"It was a battle all night with MK and to get that win against the top team is a great momentum builder for us. "It’s a process but I think we’re continuing to prove to ourselves that we can compete with anyone in this league." Lightning struck twice in 16 seconds in the first period, before Brandon Ayliffe replied with his 100th goal for Raiders and Zach Yokoyama levelled in the middle session.
Shewfelt put Raiders 3-2 up, only for the visitors to net twice and turn things around again. But Ayliffe and Tjay Anderson made it 5-4 Raiders in the final period, with Shewfelt finding the empty net after Lightning withdrew goalie Jordan Hedley, before Mack Stewart - son of Raiders legend Rob - grabbed a last-gasp consolation. Bees struck first in Slough on Sunday, before Miller's brace put Raiders 2-1 up.
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