The Winnipeg Ice made it two-for-two at home Saturday night, taking care of business against the Medicine Hat Tigers in their Western Hockey League first-round playoff series.
The Ice got two goals from winger Connor McLennon en route to a 5-2 win over the Tigers at Wayne Fleming Arena.
The Ice take a 2-0 lead into Games 3 and 4, which will be played Tuesday and Wednesday in Medicine Hat, Alta.
Winnipeg finished the regular season with 115 points, first overall in the WHL and 46 points better than the Tigers, who placed eighth in the Eastern Conference.
Winnipeg won Game 1 by a 5-3 score on Friday night.
Briley Wood, Zach Ostapchuk and Matthew Savoie, into an empty net, also scored for the Ice, while Daniel Hauser got the win in goal for the second straight night.
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It was already Savoie’s fourth goal of the playoffs.
Andrew Basha and Dallon Melin scored for the Tigers.
It was a penalty-filled game, with 13 minors being handed out, along with a major and a game misconduct.
Rhett Parsons of the Tigers was kicked out of the game after taking a major penalty for checking from behind midway through the second period.
Ice forward Josh Medernach was injured after taking the hit from Parsons.
The Ice were playing without regular-season leading scorer Zach Benson for the second straight game.
Benson was injured on March 10 and has been trying to work his way back into the lineup.
The Tigers went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Ice went 2-for- 5, with McLennon getting both of the goals on the Winnipeg man-advantage.
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