TIGERS TANGLE WITH BLADES
Medicine Hat, AB — The Saskatoon Blades paid their final visit to Co-op Place this season. Beckett Langkow got the start between the pipes for the Tigers, while veteran Nolan Maier started in his 213th career regular season game.
The Tigers came out strong in the opening frame, putting a bunch of shots on Maier early, but he was equal to the task. 200 feet away Beckett Langkow also made some key saves early on, but Brandon Lisowsky would take advantage of some space with 1:41 remaining in the period. Saskatoon’s leading scorer Kyle Crnkovic found Lisowsky all alone in front, Langkow got a big piece of it, but not enough as it would trickle across the goal line to make it 1-0 Blades.
Shots after 20 minutes: 10-7 in favour of the Tigers.
Second period was all Blades. Egor Sidorov made it 2-0 on his 22nd goal of the season after handling the Ryan Nolan point shot and going bar down. Tanner Molendyk with the secondary assist. Just under 1:00 later former Lethbridge Hurricane Noah Boyko picks up the loose puck after it hit a Tigers D-man and put it passed Langkow to make it 3-0 in favour of the Blades.
The Blades would go up by four 6:39 into the final period When Kyle Crncovic breaks in alone. Beckett Langkow made the initial stop, but the puck hits his stick and ends up in the back of the net.
Make the final 4-0 in favour of the Blades. With the win Blades netminder Nolan Maier ties the WHL record for wins by a goaltender with 120.
