Hurricanes scratch Tigers 5-0 Saturday for back-to-back wins
MEDICINE HAT — After doubling the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-3 on home ice Friday night, the Canes’ back end of the home and home produced a 5-0 shutout.
The Canes opened scoring less than three minutes in, as Nick Henry notched his 23rd of the season off the assist by Jake Leschyshyn and Ty Prefontaine. Midway through the period, Leschshyn pulled-down back-to-back minor penalties. The first, unsportsmanlike conduct, was served by Noah Boyko and the second was for interference on the goaltender.
The period came to a close with the Hurricanes leading 1-0.
If the first period offered minimal opportunities, the second saw the Canes blow over their opponents. Roughly nine minutes into play, Dylan Cozens added his 29th of the season on a power play. Six minutes later, Jake Elmer tallied his 31st of the season and in the final minute and a half of play, Calen Addison flipped the puck between the pipes on an assist from Nick Henry and Jake Leschyshyn.