Calgary 6 Tri-City 2

Victor Rask scored his second career hat trick as the Calgary Hitmen beat the Tri-City Americans 6-2 Tuesday night at Toyota Centre.

The win extends the Hitmen winning streak to four games and improves their mark to 5-3 on this season high nine game road trip.

Brooks Macek had a goal and two assists for the Hitmen to pull into a tie with Cody Sylvester for the team lead in scoring at 65 points.

Brady Brassart and Chase Clayton also scored for Calgary who got a pair of assists from Pavlo Padakin. 

Calgary was outshot 33-20 but built period leads of 1-0 and 5-1. 

Chris Driedger made 31 saves to pick up the win.

The Hitmen, third in the 12 team Eastern Conference at 37-16-1-3, return to action tomorrow in Spokane against the Chiefs.  Internet Broadcast on www.sportsnet.ca/960 starts at 8:00 p.m.

Calgary is then back on home ice Saturday against the Victoria Royals before hosting the Regina Pats on Sunday.  Game time Saturday is 7:00 p.m. with a 4:00 p.m. start Sunday at Scotiabank Saddledome. 

Calgary Hitmen 6 at Tri-City Americans 2
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - Toyota Center - Kennewick, WA

Calgary 1 4 1 - 6
Tri-City 0 1 1 - 2

1st Period
1, Calgary, Rask 8 (Helgesen, Padakin), 7:48.
Penalties-Tomchuk T.c (hooking), 5:14; Padakin Cal (hooking), 10:41.

2nd Period
2, Calgary, Macek 27 (Virtanen, Humphries), 0:31.
3, Calgary, Brassart 22 (Rissling, Sylvester), 11:00.
4, Calgary, Rask 9 (Macek), 11:29.
5, Tri-City, Mychan 12 (Strömwall, Feser), 18:36 (PP).
6, Calgary, Clayton 3 (Padakin), 18:59.
Penalties-Harmsworth Cal (tripping), 5:12; Roach Cal (roughing), 10:35; Rankin T.c (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 10:35; Chase Cal (hooking), 11:45; Helgesen Cal (cross checking), 13:19; Mayor Cal (roughing, major-fighting), 18:17; Dow T.c (major-fighting), 18:17; Chase Cal (roughing), 19:30; Sylvester Cal (roughing), 19:30; Hamonic T.c (roughing), 19:30; Messier T.c (roughing), 19:30.

3rd Period
7, Calgary, Rask 10 (Macek, Humphries), 8:49.
8, Tri-City, Topping 9 (Yuen, Strömwall), 14:22 (PP).
Penalties-Clayton Cal (roughing), 6:42; Sylvester Cal (slashing), 9:33; Gutierrez T.c (roughing), 9:33; Nickles T.c (high sticking), 11:52; Brassart Cal (spearing, spearing), 14:09; Messier T.c (hooking), 18:34; Jones Cal (hooking), 19:24.

Shots on Goal-Calgary 3-8-9-20. Tri-City 4-17-12-33.
Power Play Opportunities-Calgary 0 / 3; Tri-City 2 / 8.
Goalies-Calgary, Driedger 28-12-1-2 (33 shots-31 saves). Tri-City, Lee-Knight 10-8-0-0 (10 shots-6 saves); Trombley 0-0-0-0 (10 shots-8 saves).
A-3,355
Referees-Adam Griffiths (36), Ryan Benbow (62).
Linesmen-Jason Michelbook (112), Trevor Shively (119).