Hurricanes Drop Third Straight to Moose Jaw
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes returned to the ENMAX Centre on Friday in their lone home game in a stretch of seven as they hoped to end a two-game losing streak, but the Moose Jaw Warriors earned a 4-1 victory on the road.
The Warriors and Hurricanes traded first period chances but both Bryan Thomson and Carl Tetachuk kept the game scoreless. The ‘Canes had a pair of early power plays but couldn’t solve their former netminder. Moose Jaw opened the scoring when Jagger Firkus ripped home a shot after a turnover to make it 1-0 at the 13:05 mark. Lethbridge was outshot Moose Jaw 6-4 in the first period.
Moose Jaw doubled their lead when Firkus potted his second of the night, and fifth of the season, on a power play just 5:33 into the second period to make it 2-0. Lethbridge – after being shutout in back-to-back games – finally potted a goal when Noah Boyko tapped home a rebound on a power play to cut the Warrior lead to 2-1; Justin Hall and Trevor Thurston earned the assists as the ‘Canes ended a stretch of 170:24 without a goal. The Hurricanes outshot the Warriors 13-12 in the middle frame.
But in the third period, the Warriors added a pair of power play goals. Firkus completed his first WHL hat-trick at the 6:49 mark on a three-way passing play to make it 3-1; Denton Mateychuk and Ryder Korczak picked up the assists. Moose Jaw earned another man advantage goal when Eric Alarie banged home a loose puck to make it a 4-1 final.
The Hurricanes outshot the Warriors 30-29 in the contest. Lethbridge was 1/5 with the power play while Moose Jaw went 3/7 with the extra man.
Three stars of the game were:
1) Warriors – #27 Jagger Firkus (3 goals)
2) ‘Canes – #25 Trevor Thurston (1 assist)
3) Warriors – #35 Carl Tetachuk (29 saves)
The loss for the Hurricanes extended their losing streak to three-straight games as they have been outshot 18-1 in that span. Lethbridge falls to 4-3-0-0 on home-ice and 5-6-0-0 overall on the season.
Lethbridge will embark on a five-game road trip starting Saturday when they visit the Swift Current Broncos at 7:00pm. The ‘Canes will return to the ENMAX Centre on Friday, November 19th when they welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers. Tickets for the game can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, the Yates Memorial Theatre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com.
