Tigers rally past top-ranked Chiefs 4-3 in shootout
Luke Cozens scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as Medicine Hat erased a two-goal third-period deficit in Spokane.
The Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the CHL's top-ranked Spokane Chiefs 4-3 in a shootout after trailing 3-1 midway through the third period. Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll deflected in his first goal of the season to pull Medicine Hat within one, and Luke Cozens tied the game 82 seconds later with 6:09 left in regulation.
In overtime, the Tigers killed off a tripping minor to Markus Ruck 24 seconds into the extra frame and outshot Spokane without finding a winner. The game went to a shootout, where goaltender Carter Casey stopped all four Chiefs shooters before Cozens scored the deciding goal.
Josh Evaschesen had scored Medicine Hat's other regulation goal, while Cohen Harris, Owen Martin and Tyus Sparks found the net for Spokane. The Tigers' special teams were key, converting one of two power-play chances and killing all three Spokane power plays.
Carter Casey and Chiefs goaltender Carter Esler both finished with 22 saves, with Esler's nine-game win streak ending in the shootout loss. Medicine Hat continues its U.S. road trip the following night against the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Washington.
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