Abbotsford, BC – The Calgary Wranglers fell 4-2 to the Abbotsford Canucks on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Forum, dropping to .500 on the season.
After a scoreless first period, Alex Nylander opened the scoring 18 seconds into the second, with an assist from Abram Wiebe, to give Calgary a 1-0 lead.
Abbotsford responded 43 seconds later when Jacob Quillan tied the game at 1-1. William Strömgren restored Calgary's lead midway through the period, with assists from Dryden Hunt and Mike Benning to give the Wranglers a 2-1 advantage heading into the final frame.
However, the Canucks responded early in the third period, as Trey Fix-Wolansky scored at 1:50 to tie the game at 2-2.
With just over two minutes remaining in regulation, Quillan scored his second goal of the night to give Abbotsford a 3-2 lead. Quillan completed the hat trick with an empty-net goal in the final minute to secure the 4-2 victory for the Canucks.
Kirill Zarubin made the start, stopping 21 of 24 shots faced.
The Wranglers now return home to face the Laval Rocket on Thursday, October 29, at the Scotiabank Saddledome, with puck drop set for 7:00 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.
