Tigers down Lethbridge 4-2 with burst of energy in the third period
MEDICINE HAT – The two teams may have been trying to find their arena legs in the first period, after more than a week off for the Christmas break. The period was scoreless with two minor penalties – both lodged against the Canes’ Taylor Ross, for delay of game and cross checking. The Canes outshot the Tigers 13-12 and won 13 of 24 faceoffs.
Lethbridge began he second frame shorthanded due to Taylor Ross’s cross-checking penalty seconds before the buzzer sounded to end the first.
The first goal of the game, and the 18th of the season for Jordy Bellerive, came at the 5:28 mark on a power play, with help from Calen Addison and Taylor Ross. The Canes were able to hold onto the single goal lead to the end of the period, as both teams notched nine shots-on-goal.
The Tigers appear to have saved most of their energy for the final period, as they tied the game just before the five-minute mark, on a power-play goal from David Quenneville. Then, half way through the period, Max Gerlach put the Tigers ahead 2-1.