Blades Drop 3-1 Decision to Hurricanes

Category: ArticleMarch 27, 2009

The Blades surrendered the first goal of the game 5:44 into the first period when Colton Sceviour banged home a loose puck in the midst of a scramble in Braden Holtby's crease. Derek Hulak replied for the Blades at the 11:46 mark when his shot beat Juha Metsola high on the glove side.

Zach Boychuk scored his 6th goal of the series on a shorthanded effort with only 5 seconds remaining in the second period to give the Canes a 2-1 lead heading into the third period.

Kyle Beach scored his first goal of the series in the third period and the Blades could not find the answer to Metsola. The series now shifts to Lethbridge on Monday with the Hurricanes leading the series 3-2. The Blades, who were the best team on the road this season, will need a win to keep their season alive.

Scoring
1. LET Sceviour, (1) (Boychuk, King), 5:45
1. SAS Hulak, (2) (Langkow, Elliott), 11:46
2. LET Boychuk, (6) , 19:55 (SH)
3. LET Beach, (1) (Ashton, Fyten), 6:29

Penalties
1 – LET Sbisa, 5:51 – Roughing , 2 min
1 – SAS Toomey, 5:51 – Roughing , 2 min
1 – SAS Klassen, 14:24 – Holding , 2 min (PP)
1 – LET Versteeg, 16:27 – Elbowing , 2 min (PP)
1 – LET Orfino, 20:00 – Roughing , 2 min (PP)
2 – LET Beach, 4:22 – Roughing , 2 min
2 – LET Beach, 4:22 – Roughing , 2 min (PP)
2 – LET Henke, 4:22 – Roughing , 2 min
2 – LET Ross, 4:22 – Roughing , 2 min
2 – SAS Dziurzynski, 4:22 – Roughing , 2 min
2 – SAS Inglis, 4:22 – Roughing , 2 min
2 – SAS Nicholls, 4:22 – Roughing , 2 min
2 – SAS Kytnar, 9:53 – Cross Checking , 2 min (PP)
2 – LET Fyten, 12:12 – Tripping , 2 min (PP)
2 – LET Wright, 19:09 – High Sticking , 2 min (PP)
2 – LET Hoff, 19:57 – Slashing , 2 min
2 – SAS Toomey, 19:57 – Slashing , 2 min
3 – SAS Zahn, 3:09 – Checking from Behind , 2 min (PP)
3 – SAS Holtby, 8:20 – Delay of Game , 2 min (PP)
3 – SAS Zahn, 15:01 – Inter. on Goaltender , 2 min (PP)
3 – SAS Toomey, 16:22 – Slashing , 2 min (PP)
3 – SAS Wintoneak, 19:39 – Holding , 2 min (PP)

	PP	PIM	PTS
Lethbridge Hurricanes	0 / 7	20 min / 10 inf	3 G + 4 A = 7 Pts
Saskatoon Blades	0 / 5	24 min / 12 inf	1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts

Arena		Three Stars		Ice Officials
Credit Union Centre – Saskatoon, SK r r Attendance: 7480 r Start: 7:05 PM r End: 9:30 PM r Length: 2:25		1. LET – 11 Zach Boychuk r 2. LET – 5 Luca Sbisa r 3. SAS – 11 Chris Langkow		Matt Kirk (4), Referee r Reagan Vetter (79), Referee r Sean Dufour (50), Linesman r Chad Marshall (95), Linesman

Blades Drop 3-1 Decision to Hurricanes

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