Hurricanes beat Broncos

By Lethbridge Herald on October 24, 2022.

By Justin Seward

Herald Sports

The Lethbridge Hurricanes got back on track Saturday night as they ousted the Swift Current Broncos 3-2 on the road.

Canes Captain Joe Arntsen snuck in from the right point and received a pass from Tyson Zimmer and wristed the puck past Broncos goaltender Reid Dyck on the powerplay at 3:44 of the first period.

The Broncos countered at 8:52 of the first as Adam McNutt slapped a seeing-eye shot  on net from the blueline and found its way past Jared Picklyk.

Cole Shepard scored his fourth of the season on a nice forehand deke just past the stretched out pad of Dyck at 18:39 of the first to make the score 2-1 Lethbridge.

The Broncos tied the game at TWO  in the second period as Owen Pickering pounced on a rebound and snapped the puck  over Picklyk at the 5:12 mark.

Shepard got his second of the night as he skated around the zone before snapping the rubber disc past a screened Dyck at 10:34 of the final frame to give Lethbridge a 3-2 lead and the win.

The Hurricanes record improved to 5-7 after the win.

Picklyk saved 33 of 35 shots while Dyck saved 29 of 32 shots on the night.

Lethbridge went 1-for 4 on the man advantage and Swift Current had no goals on four chances.

The teams will battle again in Swift Current on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.