Abbotsford, BC – The Calgary Wranglers fell 3-1 to the Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday night at Rogers Forum, dropping to 5-4-0 on the season.
After a scoreless opening period, captain Rory Kerins opened the scoring just 2:31 into the second period on the power play, with assists from Dryden Hunt and Luke Philp to give Calgary a 1-0 lead.
The Wranglers held their one-goal advantage through the remainder of the second period, heading into the final frame ahead 1-0.
However, Abbotsford responded just 2:54 into the third period as Sawyer Mynio scored to even the game at 1-1.
The Canucks took their first lead of the night midway through the period, as Ty Mueller scored on the power play at 12:52 to give Abbotsford a 2-1 advantage. Cole Clayton added another goal just under four minutes later to extend the Canucks' lead to 3-1.
Despite Calgary's efforts to find the equalizer, Abbotsford held on to secure the victory.
Kerins scored his fifth goal of the season, while Hunt and Philp each recorded an assist. The Wranglers finished the night 1-for-4 on the power play.
Arsenii Sergeev made the start in goal, stopping 24 of 27 shots faced.
The Wranglers remain in Abbotsford for a rematch against the Canucks on Sunday, October 25, with puck drop set for 4:00 p.m. MT.
Fans can catch all the action live on AHLTV via FloHockey at https://flosports.link/46YqCIJ or listen to the radio broadcast at https://edge.mixlr.com/channel/fblzn.
