Kootenay Alder turned aside 42 shots as the Richmond Sockeyes doubled the Abbotsford Pilots 4-2 in Pacific International Junior Hockey League action.
The 20-year-old local product was at his best in the second period, making 18 saves while his teams scored twice to open up a 3-1 lead.
John Wesley led the winners with a pair of goals.
The Sockeyes (14-4-2-3) currently sit third in the Tom Shaw Conference but enjoy four games in hand on both the first place Delta Ice Hawks (18-6-2-1) and the North Vancouver Wolf Pack (17-8-1-1). They return to action on Thursday when the Port Moody Panthers visit Minoru Arena at 7 p.m.
