Jordan Switzer Sparks Medicine Hat Tigers With 30-Save 5-0 Win
Jordan Switzer stopped 30 shots and the medicine hat tigers rolled to a 5-0 shutout of Prince Albert in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The win tied the series 1-1 and sent the matchup back into a best-of-three race with no cushion for either side.
Switzer Holds Prince Albert Scoreless
Switzer handled every push Prince Albert could generate at the Art Hauser Centre. Liam Ruck, Jonas Woo, Niilopekka Muhonen, Markus Ruck and Noah Davidson supplied the goals, giving Medicine Hat a complete response after dropping the opener.
The shutout came in Game 2, but the series had been tight long before that. Medicine Hat and Prince Albert split their four regular-season meetings 2-2, and Jonas Woo and Markus Ruck led the Tigers with six points each in those games.
Medicine Hat’s Regular-Season Edge
That season series left little separation between the clubs. The Tigers entered the playoffs with Woo carrying 86 regular-season goals and Bryce Pickford adding 45, while Markus Ruck piled up 87 assists and Liam Ruck had 45 assists.
Medicine Hat also brought a deep special-teams profile into the postseason. Woo finished with 57 regular-season power play goals, Pickford had 19, Liam Ruck added 16 power play assists and Markus Ruck posted 38. In the playoffs, Woo had 13 goals, Liam Ruck had six, Bryce Pickford had six assists, Andrew Basha scored 13 power play goals and four shorthanded goals, and Markus Ruck set up seven power play goals.
Game 3 Pressure
The Tigers’ goaltending has stayed in the spotlight as the series has tightened. Switzer owned a 2.29 playoff goals-against average and six playoff wins, while Carter Casey had three playoff shutouts during the 2025-26 postseason.
With the teams even at 1-1, Game 3 carried the weight of a series swing rather than a reset. Medicine Hat had already shown it can answer Prince Albert with a shutout, and the Tigers now needed that same level again to keep control of the Eastern Conference Finals.
