By Dori Modney (@Dori_Modney on Twitter)

Hurricanes suffer second loss to Edmonton in three days

Jan 13, 2019 | 8:49 PM

EDMONTON –– The Edmonton Oil Kings owned the first two periods of the Sunday Jan 13) game in which they hosted the Hurricanes., in a penalty laden match.

Liam Keeler opened scoring at 11:43.   In spite of a delay-of-game penalty against the home team, the Canes were unable to capitalize on the opportunity.  Three minutes later, Keeler lobbed in another goal, giving the Oil Kings a 2-0 lead. The period ended with Edmonton leading 11-8 in shots-on-goal.

The second frame produced a single goal but, the bulk of the game’s penalties.  Just three minutes in, the Canes’ Scott Mahovlic and the Oil Kings’ Aidan Lawson were assessed a five-minute major for fighting.  At 5:41, Edmonton’s Vince Loschiavo produced the period’s lone goal, providing his team with a 3-0 lead. After 40-minutes of play, Edmonton led shots-on-goal 25-17.

The final 20 minutes of play saw Edmonton’s Trey Fix-Wolansky add a power-play shot just three minutes in, brining the score to 4-0.

Fortunately, the Canes’ Jake Elmer was able to put a stop the shut out a 8:02, off an assist from Dylan Cozens and Nick Henry.

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By the end of the game, shots-on-goal had evened out Oil Kings 33 to the Canes’ 32. Both teams were 1/5 on the power play.

The loss tipped the Canes’ out of their lead in the Central division, as they now stand ag 23-12-4-4.

The Cane’s next home game is on Friday (Jan 18) when they host Red Deer.