Brock Hamm stops Calvin Spencer (photo by Darwin Knelsen for scbroncos.com)

Schael Higson scored twice and Brock Hamm made 36 saves as the Saskatoon Blades shut the Swift Current Broncos out 4-0 Friday night.

Swift Current outshot the Blades 36-24 but couldn't claw back into the game after getting down 2-0 early.

"It just didn't feel right," said Broncos associate coach Ryan Smith. "Passes at the start of the game were off. Our shots were off or missing the net. We did some good things and deserve a little better result, but at the end of the day they came into our barn and took two points away from us."

Higson scored on a couple of seeing eye shots early in the first period to spot the Blades a 2-0 lead. As the game wore on the Broncos had more chances and puck possession than the Blades and weren't able to take advantage of it.

"Instead of shooting when you should you pass and try and make things look pretty," Smith said. "You take that extra second to make that perfect shot instead of just getting it on net... we waited too long and the angle was gone or the lane opened up and he could see it. I think it was an attitude and a lack of urgency."

"To sugar coat the game and say we played well I can't do that."

The line of Jon Martin, Jake DeBrusk and Glenn Gawdin was again responsible for most of Swift Current's offensive pressure on the night. They haven't had a goal from anyone but those three guys in their last four games. One of the three has at least had a point on every goal the Broncos have scored in their last seven games.

"You can not lean on one line or one guy it's just too easy for the other team to cover," Smith said. "I thought Jake, Gawdin and Martin did a good job tonight. They created some chances they had the puck around the net. Maybe they were a little too cute at times but they created and generated offensively. We needed some other guys to step up."

Jon Martin's eleven game point streak was snapped in the loss.

Both team were shut out on the power play with Swift Current going 0 for 4 and Saskatoon 0 for 3. Broncos forward Scott Feser hit two posts on shorthanded opportunities in the second period.

Landon Bow made 20 saves in a losing cause for Swift Current including two highlight stops on chances by Ryan Graham and Josh Uhrich. Swift Current's record fell to 5-7-2-0, while the Blades are now 7-4-3-0.

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