By Dori Modney (@Dori_Modney on Twitter)

Hurricanes lose to Tigers in 5-4 shoot-out

Dec 30, 2018 | 10:09 PM

LETHBRIDGE — The first period between the rival teams produced an uncharacterist lack of penalties and no goals, in spite of considerable shoving amongst the players.

What was lacking in the first frame, was quickly made up in the second.  Just over four minutes in, the Tigers’ Bryan Lockner and the Canes’ Ty Prefontaine dropped the gloves and were cited for major fighting. Less than a minute later, the Canes were on the penalty for having too many players on the ice.

Finally, nearing the halfway point of the second, Justin Hall puts the Canes on the scoreboard, with help from Adam Hall and Keltie Jeri-Leon. Shortly after the goal, Calen Addison went to the bench after taking a puck to the face. From, there the teams alternated goals for the rest of the period.

The Tigers’ Ryan Jeyne tied the game at 13:34.   At 16:01, Nick Henry potted his 18 goal of the season, putting the Canes ahead 2-1.  However, the lead was short-lived, as the opponents tied the game 2-2 in the final minutes of the period.

The Canes came on bold in the opening minutes of the final period.  Two minutes in, Dylan Cozens chalked up his 21st goal of the season, and less than a minute later, Jake Leschyshyn took advantage of a power play opportunity to add his 25th, giving the Canes a 4-2 lead.

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The Tigers roared back to life in the last half of the period, with Joel Craven and Elijah Brown adding another two goals for their own team, producing a 4-4 tie, and sending the game to overtime.

Unfortunately, overtime did not settle the match and the teams moved on to a shootout that favoured the visitors in the fourth round.

The Hurricanes outshot the Tigers 40-33 and the loss puts their record a 19-10-4-3. The team begins the New Year with a game against the Rebels in Red Deer on Wednesday, Jan 2. The next home game is January 4th, when the Canes host Vancouver.