The Rapid City Rush suffered its first regulation loss of the season with a 4-3 setback to the Oklahoma City Blazers on Friday.

The Blazers overcame a first-period Rapid City lead with three unanswered goals in the second period.

Les Reaney found the net on a power play to put Rapid City up 1-0 at the 12:29 mark in the opening period.

Bill Vandemeer, Jeff McDermid and Jason Murfitt scored for Oklahoma City.

Rapid City's leading scorer Rich Hansen found the net for the first of his two goals on the night on a power play at 8:21 in the second period bringing Rapid City to within one, 3-2.

Simon Lambert's score gave Oklahoma City another two-goal cushion at 11:57 of the second period.

Hansen's second goal came with just 3:14 gone in the third period. That would be as close as the Rush would get, and finish the scoring for both teams.

Oklahoma City held the expansion Rush scoreless over the final 16:46 to gain its fifth win of the season.

Rapid City couldn't capitalize on a five-minute power play opportunity in the third period after Blazer Left Wing Robin Gomez was tossed for a game misconduct, earning a 5-minute fighting major, and a 10 minute fighting aggressor penalty and the ejection for battling with the Rapid City bench.

Oklahoma City also held on in the final 30 seconds of regulation when Rapid City coach Joe Ferras pulled goalie Miguel Beaudry for an extra attacker.

Both teams combined for 111 minutes of penalties, including 44 minutes in the first period alone.

Rapid City scored on 3-of-7 power play chances. Oklahoma City was just 2-of-15 with the extra man.

Current CHL goalie of the week Andy Franck of Oklahoma City stopped 28-of-31 shots. Beaudry recorded 39 saves out of 43 shots.

Rapid City's record of 1-1-4, includes four overtime or shootout losses in five previous games. The Rush's lone win came last Friday, an 8-2 victory over Corpus Christi.

Game 7 of Rapid City's season-opening slate of 14 consecutive road games continues at 4:05 p.m. Sunday against Northwest Division rival Wichita Thunder.

Notes: Rapid City waived forward Lance Herauf on Wednesday … Rush players making a homecoming to Oklahoma City were former Blazers Garrett Prosofsky, Blair Manning, Gio Flamminio, and R.G. Flath.