Lethbridge scores single point in Saskatoon

Saskatoon,SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes took a single point off the East division leading Saskatoon Blades on Friday night in Saskatoon as the Canes battled the highly touted Blades to a 4-3 shootout loss. The Canes were te first on the board as the recently streaking Mitch Maxwell tallied his second in as many games for his fourth of the season early in the first. Maxwell now has three points in his past two games. The Hurricanes would battle to take a 3-1 lead in the second as Mark Reners tallied his first of the season and Canes Captain Mike Reddington tallied a power play goal wit under five to play in the period. Saskatoon would respond with a pair of power play goals to tie the game 3-3 and force OT and a shootout.

The Canes Graham Hood, Ryon Moser and Alex Kuvaev were all shut out in the shootout as the Blades posted the 4-3 shootout win. Cane goaltedner Brandon Anderson posted 33 saves in the loss while Maxwell would finish with a pair of points (1G,1A) and Cam Braes would finish with a pair of assists.

Next up, the Canes take on the Prince Albert Raiders Saturday night in P.A. to wrap up their trio of East division games in four nights. Last season the Canes posted a 0-3-0-1 record against the Raiders – with their last visit to P.A. resulting in a 3-2 shootout loss. That night Graham Hood would be the hero of the day as he tallied both Lethbridge goals – the game tying goal coming with less then 30 seconds left to play in regulation – Linden Rowat posted 39 saves off 41 shots as the Canes stole the single point. All time the Canes hold a 65-47-6-1-1 record against the Raiders with a 25-31-2-1-1 record in Prince Albert.

Game time is set for 7:00 PM MST in P.A. – Fans are encouraged to tune into the official radio voice of the Lethbridge Hurricanes “Classic Hits” 94.1 CJOC. For scoring summaries and recaps check back to lethbridgehurricanes.com and be sure to follow the team headlines on twitter @WHLHurricanes and the Canes newest media partner @canescast for game day play by play and analysis.

Scoring Summary

Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 at Saskatoon Blades 4 (SO) – Status: Final SO
Friday, October 22, 2010 – Credit Union Centre – Saskatoon, SK

Lethbridge 1 2 0 0 – 3
Saskatoon 1 1 1 0 – 4

1st Period-1, Lethbridge, Maxwell 4 (Braes), 6:53. 2, Saskatoon, Olsen 1 (Elliott, Trask), 9:03. Penalties-Ryckman Let (holding), 11:25; Moser Let (roughing), 14:33; Gogol Sas (cross checking), 14:33; Dziurzynski Sas (tripping), 16:55.

2nd Period-3, Lethbridge, Reners 1 (Tot), 2:39. 4, Lethbridge, Reddington 2 (Braes, Maxwell), 15:47 (PP). 5, Saskatoon, Hamilton 5 (Siemens), 17:29 (PP). Penalties-Sofillas Let (hooking), 6:47; Gogol Sas (10-minute misconduct), 8:03; Stransky Sas (high sticking), 10:17; Viedensky Sas (hooking), 14:55; Dietz Sas (cross checking), 16:11; Braes Let (roughing), 16:20; Ross Let (inter. on goaltender), 16:38.

3rd Period-6, Saskatoon, Siemens 1 (Elliott, Dziurzynski), 15:30 (PP). Penalties-Machacek Let (tripping), 2:08; Dietz Sas (hooking), 10:36; Reners Let (holding), 13:44; Braes Let (high sticking), 15:07; Machacek Let (roughing), 19:15; Dziurzynski Sas (cross checking), 19:15.

OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout – Lethbridge 0 (Hood NG, Moser NG, Kuvaev NG), Saskatoon 1 (Trask NG, Stransky NG, Olsen G).
Shots on Goal-Lethbridge 9-12-4-2-0-27. Saskatoon 11-10-12-3-1-37.
Power Play Opportunities-Lethbridge 1 / 5; Saskatoon 2 / 7.
Goalies-Lethbridge, Anderson 3-3-0-3 (36 shots-33 saves). Saskatoon, Morrison 3-1-0-0 (27 shots-24 saves).
A-4,268
Referees-Cole Hamm (51), Brett Montsion.
Linesmen-Allan Howat (48), Jason Roy (94).