Overview

• Medicine Hat struck twice in the opening five minutes and closed out a 4-2 road win in Lethbridge to start the rivalry weekend.
• Former Tigers forward Shane Smith tied the game with a shorthanded breakaway for Lethbridge before Medicine Hat regained control late in the second period.
• Jordan Switzer made 28 saves for the Tigers, while Koen Cleaver kept Lethbridge close with a career-high 40 stops.
• Lethbridge import forward Mykolas Skadauskas debuted to become the first Lithuanian-born player to appear in the WHL.
• The Hurricanes visit the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday at the Saddledome, and the Tigers continue their set against Calgary next after the Hitmen’s 2-1 start and league-leading 91.7 percent penalty kill.