Hurricanes take 2-0 series lead over Hitmen thanks to first playoff hat-trick for Leschyshyn in 4-1 Game 2 victory
LETHBRIDGE, AB – A night after they needed extra time, the Lethbridge Hurricanes left nothing to chance as a three-goal 1st period helped powered them past the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 in Game 2 of their opening round series.
Nick Henry got the crowd going early, just 25 seconds into the game when he went outside-inside past a Hitmen defenceman before beating Calgary goaltender Jack McNaughton on the backhand to give the home side a 1-0 lead.
The Hurricanes were outshooting the Hitmen early, but Calgary got an excellent opportunity to even the score just before the seven-minute mark of the 1st, but Lethbridge netminder Carl Tetachuk came up huge with a save on James Malm in alone after a turnover by Jackson Shepard.
Lethbridge finished 0-for-4 with the man advantage in Game 1, but it was a different story in Game 2.