Tigers seek split as they face Oil Kings after 3-1 loss to Rebels
Medicine Hat wraps up a two-game Central Division road trip in Edmonton looking to bounce back from a defeat in Red Deer.
The Medicine Hat Tigers fell 3-1 to the Red Deer Rebels, with the Rucks twins combining for the team's only goal in their first game back since returning from Pittsburgh Penguins training camp. The Tigers now look to salvage a split on their two-game Central Division road trip when they face the Edmonton Oil Kings.
Medicine Hat will be missing draft-eligible forward Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll, who received a five-minute major for checking to the head in the second period against Red Deer. In goal, Cash Christie will make his first start of the season, ending Carter Casey's streak of three straight starts to open the campaign.
Edmonton enters the matchup coming off a 6-1 loss to the undefeated Calgary Hitmen. The Oil Kings lost 11 of their top 12 scorers from last season, retaining only Aaron Obobaifo, who ranked ninth on the team in scoring a year ago. Medicine Hat went 4-3-0-1 against Edmonton last season.
Puck drop from Rogers Place is set for 4:00 p.m. MST, with the pre-game show airing at 3:45 p.m. on WILD 94.5 FM.
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