Tigers carry 10-game win streak into Hitmen showdown at Saddledome
Calgary rookie Carter Sanderson leads all WHL skaters with 13 goals through eight games as the Hitmen host Medicine Hat in the first of a home-and-home set.
The Medicine Hat Tigers open a home-and-home series against the Calgary Hitmen on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome, carrying a 10-game winning streak against their WHL divisional rival that dates back to an October 10, 2025 loss in Calgary. Six of those ten wins have been decided by a single goal, with four needing overtime or a shootout.
Medicine Hat enters the game coming off an 8-1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Saturday, which snapped a stretch of two straight 6-1 losses and ended an 0-for-18 slump on the power play. Goaltender Carter Casey, who went 8-0-0-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a 0.927 save percentage against Calgary last season, could start for the Tigers.
Calgary's offence has been carried by rookie Carter Sanderson, who leads all WHL skaters with 13 goals through eight games. His scoring has helped offset a slow start from draft-eligible goaltender Eric Tu, who has posted a 3.75 GAA and 0.876 save percentage through four games this season, well off his 2.40 GAA and 0.918 save percentage during last year's playoff run. The Hitmen opened the season 4-0-0-0 before dropping four straight, but have since won their last two games.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. MST, with a pre-game show starting at 6:45 p.m. on WILD 94.5 FM.
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