MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — The Medicine Hat Tigers spotted the visiting Swift Current Broncos an early 2-0 lead, then stormed back with five unanswered goals to register a 5-2 Western Hockey League victory on Tuesday night.
Hunter St. Martin had two goals for the Central Division-leading Tigers (27-13-2-0), while Oasiz Wiesblatt, Gavin McKenna and Kadon McCann netted singles. Shane Smith chipped in with two assists.
Dawson Gerwing and Clarke Caswell scored for the Broncos (22-16-2-2), who led 2-1 after the first period, but trailed 4-3 heading into the third. The Tigers outshot the Broncos 24-21.
Both teams were 1-for-4 on the power play.
Elsewhere in the WHL on Tuesday:
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BLAZERS 4 WILD 3 (OT)
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Harrison Brunicke scored at 2:22 of overtime to give the visiting Kamloops Blazers an exciting 4-3 win over the Wenatchee Wild.
Brunicke scored twice for the Blazers (10-27-3-2), while Jordan Keller and Ashton Ferster netted singles.
Blazers netminder Dylan Ernst stopped 35 of 38 shots.
Sam Ward, Kenta Isogai and Hayden Moore scored for the Wild (24-14-4-0).
Wild goaltender Daniel Hauser stopped 32 of 36 shots.
POKE CHECKS: Four WHL teams made the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 rankings list this week. The Saskatoon Blades are ranked No. 1 in the country, while the Prince George Cougars are No. 3. The Portland Winterhawks are ranked No. 9 and the Everett Silvertips are No. 10. … There are three games in the WHL on Wednesday. The Blades visit the Red Deer Rebels, the Winterhawks visit the Kelowna Rockets, and the Moose Jaw Warriors host the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 16, 2024.
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