Tigers fall 3-1 to Rebels for first loss of season
Medicine Hat's undefeated start ended in Red Deer as penalty trouble proved costly once again.
The Medicine Hat Tigers suffered their first loss of the season, falling 3-1 to the Red Deer Rebels. Liam Ruck scored the Tigers' only goal, a short-handed breakaway late in the second period that tied the game 1-1.
Red Deer's Beckett Hamilton recorded two points, including the game-winning goal late in the third period, while Poul Andersen added an insurance goal with three minutes remaining to secure the win for the Rebels.
Penalties continued to hamper Medicine Hat, which killed five penalties in the loss, four of them in the second period alone, including a five-minute major for checking to the head. Through three games this season, the Tigers are averaging six penalty kills per game. Goaltender Carter Casey made 32 saves despite the defeat.
The Tigers wrap up their two-game road trip Sunday evening against the Edmonton Oil Kings at 4:00 p.m. MST.
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