Hughes Stands Tall as ICE Beat Tigers 4-1
February 9, 2020 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
The Medicine Hat Tigers were in town for a weekend match-up with the ICE, looking to get their second win in two nights after an OT win against Brandon on Friday night. The ICE were coming off a 5-1 win against the Moose Jaw Warriors on Tuesday night.
It was a chippy first period with both teams receiving two penalties a piece. Liam Hughes made 16 saves in the frame including a few crucial stops on the penalty kill. Reece Harsch would put the ICE up 1-0 with 15 seconds left in the period as he beat Tigers' goalie Garin Bjorklund. Shots were 16-7 in favor of Medicine Hat heading into the first intermission.
The ICE put another one past Bjorklund with five minutes left in the second as Michal Teply got his 22nd of the season, with Peyton Krebs and Ben Zloty getting the assists on the goal. The Tigers would answer three minutes later as James Hamblin collected his 32nd of the season, cutting the ICE's lead to one. Shots after two were 26-20 after two periods.
Winnipeg scored two more goals in the third, with Jakin Smallwood scoring halfway through the period and Teply getting his second of the game on an empty net goal. Liam Hughes made 39 saves for the win as the ICE got a crucial win as they head on the road.
The ICE are back in action on Wednesday when they play the Swift Current Broncos in Swift Current, puck drop is at 7:00pm CST.
ICE 4 TIGERS 1
Below is a breakdown of the scoring:
1st Period
Score Team Time Goal Assist(s)
1-0 Winnipeg 19:45 Harsch Teply
2nd Period
Score Team Time Goal Assist(s)
2-0 Winnipeg 16:38 Teply Krebs, Zloty
2-1 Medicine Hat 19:45 Hamblin Svejkovsky, Hopwo
3rd Period
Score Team Time Goal Assist(s)
3-1 Winnipeg 12:21 Smallwood Leppard, Milne
4-1 Winnipeg 17:47 Teply Krebs, Pederson
Special Teams
Team PP PK
Winnipeg 0/4 5/5
Medicine Hat 0/5 4/4
Shots on Goal
Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Winnipeg 7 15 7 29
Medicine Hat 16 10 14 40
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