Hitmen down Canes 2-1 in OT

By Dori Modney

Canes lose in O-T for second night in a row

Jan 4, 2020 | 10:14 PM

LETHBRIDGE — After three wins in a row the Canes took a 5-4 O-T loss to Seattle Friday night and were looking to get back on the plus side Saturday night, when they hosted the Calgary Hitmen. What the Canes got was another over-time loss – 2-1.

Four minutes into the game, Noah Boyko appeared to have found the opponent’s net on a power play, however, the goal went to review and was deemed a ‘no goal’.

It wasn’t until past the mid-way point of the period that Justin Hall planted his eleventh goal of the season, off an assist from Noah Boyko and Jet Jones.

The Canes were up 1-0, but it was short-lived. At 16:45, Calgary’s Orca Wiesblatt tied the game on a power play. The 1-1 score remained at the buzzer.

The second frame offered up not a single goal – just a succession of penalties. At 14:33, Calgary’s Jakcson van de Leest took a penalty for Interference on the Canes’ goalie.

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With 90 seconds left in the frame, Mark Kastelic of the Hitmen and the Canes’ Koletrane Wilson dropped the gloves. Both players were tapped with five-minute majors for fighting.

The final 30-seconds of the game produced two more penalties, both against the Hitmen for Roughing and Slashing, and the period ended with a continuing 1-1 tie.

The Hurricanes began the final 20-minutes with a five on three man-advantage and then five on four. However, no goals resulted. The period produced one minor penalty and remained tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, sending the game into over-time for the second night in a row.

Calgary’s Mark Kastelic gets the winning goal just 18-seconds into O-T.

The Hurricanes get a single point and are 23-10-2-5 on the season and get a chance to redeem themselves against the Hitmen next Friday (Jan 10) in Calgary.