The Saddledome turned out to be home-not-so-sweet-home Wednesday night, as the Calgary Hitmen dropped a 4-3 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers in a shootout.
Gavin McKenna scored the only goal of the shootout to provide the margin of victory for the Tigers, after an early third-period goal from Hunter St. Martin tied the score at three apiece.
In the first period, the Hitmen fell behind 1-0 on a goal from Carter Cunningham. However, a two-man advantage provided the Hitmen with an opportunity and they delivered, as Connor Hvidston and then Ethan Moore took turns beating Harrison Meneghin to give Calgary a 2-1 lead.
Moore extended the lead to 3-1 in the second, before McKenna scored to make the score 3-2 heading into the third period.
Sixteen-year-old Eric Tu was solid in goal for the Hitmen, stopping 39 shots.
Next up for the Hitmen is a Friday game in Lethbridge …