A perfect night on the penalty kill was offset by an inability to score on the powerplay as the Northern Manitoba Blizzard waltzed out of Stride Place with a 5-1 victory.
Adler Johnston scored the game's opening goal on a shorthanded break. Cam Bullinger made a nice play to get the puck out of their end, and Johnston did the rest, beating the Blizzard netminder. But that was all the offense would muster.
The Blizzard would tie it just over two minutes later, one second after the Terriers killed off over three minutes of penalties, tying the game at 1.
The Blizzard would continue where they left off in the first, with Marlen Edwards hammering a shot bar-down three seconds after a penalty to Cale Nachai expired. 2-1 Blizzard after the second period.
The third period proved to be more of the same, as Northern Manitoba added three more goals to reach a final score of 5-1.
The Terriers now look to even up their record when they face the Selkirk Steelers in their Orange Shirt Day game on Sunday, September 29. Puck drop is at 3:30 p.m.