Cubs struggle to beat Berner, Copperheads knot up series
MEDICINE HAT, AB – For the second straight game the Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs stayed right with the top seeded Coaldale Copperheads, but couldn’t solve Nolan Berner at the other end of the ice.
Medicine Hat was only able to get one shot past Berner all night, while the Copperheads scored three goals in six minute span to knot up their playoff series with a 3-1 win over the Cubs.
After both teams battled through a triple-overtime thriller on Tuesday night, neither side was able to get out of the first period with a goal as Medicine Hat led in shots 14-10.
The Cubs upped their attack in the second period with 17 shots compared to Coaldale’s nine, but Berner continued to stand on his head to keep all 31 shots he faced at that point out of the Copperheads net.