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Tigers too much for Hitmen to handle

They had the quick start they wanted against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday night.

Unfortunately for the Calgary Hitmen, not much else went right as they dropped a 7-2 decision to the Tigers in front of 6,560 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Even more bad news for the Hitmen (19-26-9) was that the Saskatoon Blades (22-26-6) beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-2 at home earlier Friday. Calgary now trails Saskatoon by three points for the final Eastern Conference wild-card playoff berth in the WHL.

Jaydan Gordon and Tristen Nielsen staked the Hitmen to an early 2-0 lead over the Tigers, who then stormed back to win their third straight game eight of their past nine.