The Lethbridge Hurricanes shut down the offence of the Calgary Hitmen Wednesday night and scored enough goals to advance, defeating Calgary 3-1 in the seventh game of a thrilling second-round WHL playoff series.
In front of a Saddledome crowd of 4,608, Lethbridge opened the scoring at 3:22 of the first period on a goal by Brayden Edwards.
After David Adaszynski tied it up for Calgary at 12:48, Logan Wormald put Lethbridge back in front 2-1 at 17:32 in the win-or-go-home game.
After a scoreless second period, Lethbridge got another goal from Luke Cozens at 3:33 of the third.
The Hitmen poured it on, firing 19 third-period shots on goal at Jackson Unger in the Hurricane net but Unger stopped them all, pushing the Hurricanes through to a third-round matchup with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
“Hey ‘Canes fans, see you in the third round baby!” a deliriously happy Cozens said in tandem with teammates after the game.
Message from Coz, see you in round 3 Canes fans 🫡 pic.twitter.com/VMqGGH8UzW
— X - Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) April 24, 2025
The shutdown win for the Hurricanes came after they were able to force a seventh game Saturday night, when they defeated the Hitmen 5-1 to interrupt what appeared to be a stunning comeback by Calgary.
The Hitmen rallied Friday night for a 6-5 win, their third in a row after dropping the first two games of the series to Lethbridge on their home ice in Calgary.
Wednesday, Calgary outshot the Hurricanes 35-25 but in the end it didn’t matter.
The Hurricanes open up the third round in Medicine Hat with Games 1 and 2 scheduled for Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now for Games 3 and 4 in Lethbridge next Tuesday and Wednesday night.
🚨 ROUND 3 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!! 🚨
— X - Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) April 24, 2025
Get your tickets to Games 3 & 4!
🔹 Adults (18+): $30
🔹 Youth (3–17): $18
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