Saturday 19 October 2013

Hitmen use shootout to edge Blades

Greg Chase scored once in regulation and once in the shootout lifting the Calgary Hitmen to a 4-3 win over the Saskatoon Blades.

Jesse Zgraggen and Brady Brassart also scored for Calgary who saw the Blades overcome deficits of 1-0 and 3-1 to force overtime.

Chase and Brassart both added a pair of assists to lead all Hitmen with three points each.

Mack Shields made 35 saves plus three more in the shootout to pick up the win.

The win improves the Hitmen record to 6-3-0-1 as the teams wraps up their three game home stand picking up five of a possible six points.

Five of their next six games are now on the road starting Saturday night in Red Deer.

                                       Photo Credit: Brad Watson - Calgary Hitmen

Saskatoon Blades 3 at Calgary Hitmen 4 (SO)
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, AB

Saskatoon 0 1 2 0 - 3
Calgary 0 2 1 0 - 4

1st Period
No Scoring.
Penalties-Virtanen Cal (high sticking), 9:33; Nogier Sas (delay of game), 17:28; Craig Sas (interference), 18:39.

2nd Period
1, Calgary, Chase 10 (Jones, Brassart), 9:58 (PP).
2, Saskatoon, Scherbak 5 (Nogier), 13:15.
3, Calgary, Zgraggen 1 (Chase, Brassart), 16:39.
Penalties-Nikkel Sas (holding), 2:14; Thomas Cal (tripping), 4:49; Coghlan Sas (roughing), 8:36; Millar Sas (roughing), 14:52; Padakin Cal (interference), 14:52; Virtanen Cal (hooking), 16:58.

3rd Period
4, Calgary, Brassart 5 (Chase, Shields), 1:48.
5, Saskatoon, Kirichenko 1 (Millar, Harland), 3:44.
6, Saskatoon, Scherbak 6 (Craig, Nikkel), 8:54 (PP).
Penalties-Thomas Cal (slashing), 8:41; Padakin Cal (interference), 14:39.

OT Period
No Scoring.
Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout
Saskatoon 0 (Burns NG, Scherbak NG, Millette NG), Calgary 1 (Brassart NG, Chase G).
Shots on Goal
Saskatoon 11-12-12-3-0-38. Calgary 15-15-7-6-1-44.
Power Play Opportunities
Saskatoon 1 / 5; Calgary 1 / 3.
Goalies
Saskatoon, Moodie 4-3-0-1 (43 shots-40 saves). Calgary, Shields 4-0-0-0 (38 shots-35 saves).
A-6,017
Referees-Tyler Adair (58), Shaun Harris (43).
Linesmen-Sean Donnelly (109), Cory Lundquist (128).

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