Warriors win two of three on weekend swing
Playing three games in three nights is tough, and for the Moose Jaw Warriors the schedule finally caught up to them in Calgary on Feb. 10.
The Hitmen took a 2-1 lead out of the first period and led 4-1 through two as Calgary went on to a 6-2 victory in Western Hockey League action.
The loss came on the heels of two outstanding goal-tending performances that saw the Warrior defeat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 on Feb. 8 and down the Red Deer Rebels on Feb. 9.
Moose Jaw now sits at 30-14-6-2 on the season and are currently eight points back of Saskatoon for second place in the East Division and eight points up on Red Deer for the first Eastern Conference wild card spot.
Keenan Taphorn and Josh Brook scored for the Warriors while Cael Zimmerman, Mark Kastelic, Riley Stotts, Ty Carriere and Kaeden Elder all had single goals for the Hitmen. Carson Focht had three assists. Brodan Salmond turned aside 33 shots while Carl Stankowski had 20 saves for Calgary.
Brayden Tracey and Tristin Langan scored goals 3:41 seconds apart late in the second period to give the Warriors the win in Red Deer.
Adam Evanoff was busy in the Tribe net as he turned aside 47 shots and lost his shutout bid with only 41 sec- onds left in the game.
Brett Davis scored the lone goal for Red Deer, the Warriors fired 21 shots at Rebels goaltender Ethan Anders.
Warriors netminder Brodan Salmond faced 50 shots – including 21 in the first period alone – and still came away with the overtime win.
Josh Brook scored 35 seconds into the extra period as the Warriors overcame an early 3-1 deficit. Salmond turned aside 17 shots in the second period and 12 in the final frame to earn the win.
Brook and Justin Almeida finished the game with two goals and four points each. Jake Elmer had a goal and two assists for Lethbridge, Taylor Ross and Calen Addison adding single markers.
Carl Tetachuk turned aside 21 shots in the loss. Next action for the Tribe is Feb. 14 against the Edmonton Oil Kings (7 p.m., Mosaic Place).