Close game in the third period – no problem say the Saskatoon Blades thus far in the 2022-23 W-H-L season.

For the second straight Friday, the Bridge City Bunch found a way to turn a scoreless tie through two periods into a victory. On this occasion, Tyler Parr (pictured) scored a pair of power play goals in the third period while Austin Elliott and the Blue and Gold held the Tigers at bay for a 2-1 triumph in Medicine Hat. The previous Friday, the Bridge City Bunch scored three unanswered third period goals in Calgary in a game that was goal-less through two periods. The win was the seventh-in-a-row for the the Blades and upped their overall record to 10-2-0. Saskatoon has out-scored opponents 13-3 in third periods thus far this season and are a perfect 10-0-0 when either leading or tied after 40 minutes. Austin Elliott stopped 28 of 29 shots, losing a bid for a second straight shutout with 7.8 seconds left in regulation time. The Blue and Gold have now won six consecutive head-to-head meetings with the Tigers, dating back to December, 2019, for their last setback. The Blades extended their franchise record to start a season without allowing more than three goals in a game to 12 games. Saskatoon completes a run of five straight games on the road in Alberta Saturday with their second visit in 10 days to Lethbridge. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 o’clock. Following are the audio highlights, the official game summary courtesy the W-H-L and Les Lazaruk’s post-game interview with head coach Brennan Sonne…..

Saskatoon Blades 2 at Medicine Hat Tigers 1 – Status: Final
Friday, October 28, 2022 – Co-op Place – Medicine Hat, AB

Saskatoon 0 0 2 – 2
Medicine Hat 0 0 1 – 1

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Krebs Mh (hooking), 11:50; Watterodt Sas (boarding), 17:41.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Boehm Mh (high sticking, high sticking), 4:01; Smith Mh (high sticking), 7:13.

3rd Period-1, Saskatoon, Parr 2 (Wright, Molendyk), 9:52 (PP). 2, Saskatoon, Parr 3 (Lisowsky, Roulette), 14:00 (PP). 3, Medicine Hat, MacKenzie 5 (Andresen, Lee), 19:54 (PP). Penalties-Basha Mh (tripping), 7:58; Hodass Mh (roughing), 11:55; Lee Mh (hooking), 13:27; Gustafson Sas (boarding), 16:47.

Shots on Goal-Saskatoon 9-9-13-31. Medicine Hat 10-11-8-29.
Power Play Opportunities-Saskatoon 2 / 7; Medicine Hat 1 / 2.
Goalies-Saskatoon, Elliott 5-1-0-0 (29 shots-28 saves). Medicine Hat, May 0-1-0-0 (31 shots-29 saves).
A-1,870
Referees-Derek Bandstra (86), Kevin Webinger (6).
Linesmen-Darren Holeha (47), Tyson Phillips (101).