Tigers fall 7-2 to Wenatchee Wild as Wild score 3 goals in 82 seconds
Medicine Hat opened its U.S. Division road trip with a lopsided loss after a first-period scoring burst buried the team early.
The Medicine Hat Tigers dropped the opening game of their U.S. Division road trip 7-2 to the Wenatchee Wild, undone by a three-goal burst in just 82 seconds that gave Wenatchee a 4-0 lead after the first period.
Liam Ruck and Luke Cozens scored for Medicine Hat, both on the power play. Ruck netted his third goal of the season, while Cozens scored his eighth just as the Tigers' second man-advantage of the night was expiring.
Starting goaltender Cash Christie was pulled late in the first period after allowing three goals on 12 shots. Carter Casey finished the game, stopping 24 of the remaining shots. Wenatchee's Carsten Leyerzapf turned aside 36 shots for his second win of the season.
The Tigers were shorthanded seven times and allowed just one power-play goal against, while going nearly two-for-two on their own man-advantages. Wenatchee got two goals apiece from Levi Benson and Mathias Saliban, with single goals from Rui Han, Zane Torre and Caelan Joudrey. Medicine Hat continues its road trip Friday against the Spokane Chiefs.
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