Benson leads Wenatchee Wild past Medicine Hat Tigers

WENATCHEE, Wash. (Interstat) — Levi Benson had two goals, one assist and 10 shots on goal as the Wenatchee Wild beat the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers 7-2 on Wednesday at Town Toyota Center. Wenatchee improved to 5-7-0; Medicine Hat fell to 6-6-0. Mathias Silaban scored twice for Wenatchee, and Caelan Joudrey had one goal and one assist. Luke Cozens had one goal and one assist for Medicine Hat. Kayden Longley added two assists, Rui Han scored once, Ty Coupland had one assist and 10 penalty minutes, Zane Torre scored once and Grady Wedman added one assist. Liam Ruck had one goal and one assist for Medicine Hat. Benson opened the scoring at 4:55 of the first period and scored again at 17:32. Silaban scored in the second and third periods, and Joudrey capped the scoring at 15:38 of the third. Attendance was 2,058. Wenatchee hosts Prince George on Friday; Medicine Hat visits Spokane on Friday.