Tigers allow late goal in wild third period, drop 5-4 decision to Hitmen
CALGARY, AB – A third period to forget Sunday afternoon for the Medicine Hat Tigers, falling back to earth against the Calgary Hitmen to close out their weekend home-and-home series.
Medicine Hat gave up three goals in the third period to fall by a 5-4 final score after taking a 3-2 lead into the final frame.
After becoming the Tigers’ all-time leader in points by a defenceman on Friday, David Quenneville continued his stellar weekend with the game’s opening goal 9:41 into the frame from the blueline.
Former Medicine Hat goaltender Nick Schneider was rock solid for the Hitmen in the opening period, stopping 19 of the 20 shots he faced.