Hurricanes bounce back from poor start to beat struggling Ice
LETHBRIDGE – The Hurricanes drive to lock up a playoff spot for the third straight year continued Saturday night, Feb. 17, as they cruised by the free-falling Kootenay Ice by a score of 5-2.
It was the visiting Ice who got things going early, racing ahead 2-0 just five minutes in, a night after the Hurricanes did something similar to the Saskatoon Blades. Unfortunately for Kootenay – a team with just two wins in their last 10 games – it was all downhill from there.
At the 13:17 mark of the first, Dylan Cozens responded for Lethbridge, followed by Brad Morrison on the power play just over two minutes later to even the score.
The second saw the Hurricanes take control, as they outshot their guests 21-5 through the period. Ice goaltender Matt Berlin put on an impressive performance keeping his club in it while facing a shooting gallery, but he finally broke with 19 seconds left in the frame, as Jordy Bellerive registered his 40th goal of the season while on another man-advantage.