Medicine Hat, Alb – The Medicine Hat Tigers scored 2 1st period goals and held on for a 2-1 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL action on Tuesday night.
The Tigers scored 2 goals in the 1st period with Patrik Parkkonen completing a 4-on-2 break and Emerson Etem his league leading 14th on the power-play.
ICE scored the lone goal of the 2nd period on the power-play as Joey Leach’s wrist shot from the point was deflected by Drew Czerwonka and it dribbledd through the goalie’s arm/chest and it rolled all the way into the net.
The Tigers extend their winning streak to 5 games and the Ice streak ends at 3 wins in a row.
ICE will host Moose Jaw on Saturday.
ICE Scratches – Paulsen, McKinlay, Hurley.
Luke Paulsen suffered a bruised knee in Lethbridge yesterday and is day-to-day.
Dylen McKinlay is also day-to-day with a minor lower body injury.
Game Summary
Medicine Hat 8-3-0-0 Kootenay 7-3-0-2
1st Period
1, Medicine Hat, Parkkonen 1 (Hart, Leier), 6:23.
2, Medicine Hat, Etem 14 (Valk), 12:16 (PP).
Penalties-Reinhart Ktn (hooking), 11:41.
2nd Period
3, Kootenay, Czerwonka 3 (Leach, Reinhart), 10:16 (PP).
Penalties-Hubic Ktn (major-fighting), 10:04; Hart M.h (instigator, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 10:04; Benoit Ktn (tripping), 14:24; Antilla Ktn (cross checking), 19:40.
3rd Period-
No Scoring.
Penalties-Wand Ktn (delay of game), 5:09; Theriau M.h (hooking), 13:02; McKay M.h (delay of game), 15:41.
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 11-6-15-32. Medicine Hat 11-7-11-29.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 3; Medicine Hat 1 / 4.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 5-2-0-2 (29 shots-27 saves). Medicine Hat, Bunz 7-3-0-0 (32 shots-31 saves).
A-4,006
Referees-Fraser Lawrence (10), Derek Zalaski (8).
Linesmen-Darren Holeha (47), Greg Sarauer (68).