Medicine Hat Tigers forward Ryder Ritchie celebrates after making it 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Medicine Hat would go on to win 5-2. Photo Credit: Randy Feere/Medicine Hat Tigers

By Will Bryant

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Tigers defeat Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

Apr 25, 2025 | 11:22 PM

Schaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Gavin McKenna scored six seconds apart early in Game 1, and the Medicine Hat Tigers never looked back en route to the 5-2 Game 1 victory.

The Tigers’ top line of Ritchie, Wiesblatt, and McKenna combined for eight points in the Game 1 win, each recording a goal.

With a pair of points on the night, Gavin McKenna extended his point streak to 50 games, tying Alexander Radulov for the longest point streak in the CHL since 2000.

Ethan Neutens added the other Tiger tally to make it 5-1 a little over halfway through the game.

Lethbridge Hurricanes netminder Jackson Unger was pulled after allowing five goals on 22 shots, marking the third time in the last five games the Tigers have chased their opponents’ starter.

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Koen Cleaver came in to relieve Unger and stopped all 14 shots he faced in relief.

Tigers netminder Harrison Meneghin stopped 17 of 19 shots in the win, improving to an impressive 7-0-0 this postseason.

Tanner Molendyk extended his point streak to five games, adding an assist on the night.

Lethbridge’s Logan Wormald and Brayden Yager each found the back of the net for the Hurricanes in the loss.

Medicine Hat outshot the Hurricanes 36-19, marking the second straight game they’ve held their opponent to under 20 shots.

Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals goes tomorrow night inside Co-op Place at 7 p.m.

You can catch the action live on WILD 94.5 with Will Bryant and Lance Doll on the call.

The pre-game show gets rolling at 6:30 p.m.

by Will Bryant

Tigers defeat Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

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