Hurricanes allow Oil Kings to come back in OT loss
LETHBRIDGE – As missed opportunities go, this felt like a big one.
The Lethbridge Hurricanes entered Friday night’s (Dec. 8) contest on a three game winning streak against a visiting Edmonton Oil Kings club that had just one win in their last 10 games, falling to dead last in the Eastern Conference.
While the Hurricanes did turn in an impressive effort for most of the game, a third period surge and some opportunistic scoring by the visitors proved to be the difference, as the Hurricanes fell 6-5 in overtime.
The home team enjoyed a territorial advantage in the first period, outshooting Edmonton 14-8 and controlling the play for long stretches, although you wouldn’t have known it by looking at the score.