Tigers beat Hitmen 5-4 on late Bryzgalov goal, extend win streak to 11
Medicine Hat rallied from a 3-1 deficit to edge Calgary, with the victory marking the Tigers' 11th straight over their WHL rival.
Yaroslav Bryzgalov scored with 1:50 remaining in the third period to lift the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 5-4 comeback win over the Calgary Hitmen. Medicine Hat trailed 3-1 midway through the second period before Dayton Reschny scored twice on the power play within a minute to tie the game at three.
Calgary regained the lead late in the second on Shaun Hildebrandt's first goal of the season, taking a 4-3 edge into the third. Markus Ruck tied it for the Tigers on a four-on-four goal before Bryzgalov's late winner sealed the result.
Josh Evaschesen also scored for Medicine Hat, while goaltender Carter Casey made 19 saves. For Calgary, Andrei Molgachev, Brennan Brown, Bode Laylin and Hildebrandt found the net, with Eric Tu stopping 29 shots in the loss.
The win extended the Tigers' winning streak against the Hitmen to 11 straight games, seven of which have been decided by one goal. The two teams were set to meet again the following night before Medicine Hat departs on a U.S. Division road trip.
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