Hitmen Squeeze Raiders 3-2
February 7, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Prince Albert, SK - Minnesota Wild prospect Chase Lang had a team leading three points with a goal and two assists helping the Calgary Hitmen extend their season-high winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders Saturday night at the Art Hauser Centre.
Pavel Karnaukhov (KAR-nuh-kov) scored a pair of powerplay goals for Calgary in the second period to erase a 1-0 deficit. The rookie forward from Belarus now has 19 markers on the season, 10 of them coming on the man advantage.
The Hitmen outshot the Raiders 33-28 with Brendan Burke making 26 saves to record the win. Connor Rankin also had an assist to extend his career-high point scoring streak to 10 games.
Simon Stransky and Craig Leverton had the goals for Prince Albert who pulled to within one with just over three minutes remaining but couldn't find the equalizer.
During their current seven game winning streak, Calgary has outscored their opponents by a combined 43-7.
The Hitmen, 30-17-1-4, will now wrap up their two-game road trip tomorrow in Saskatoon against the Blades. Radio Broadcast on Sportsnet 960 The Fan begins at 6:00 p.m. MT.
Calgary then returns home for a pair of games hosting Prince George on Wednesday, February 11th and Saskatoon on Friday, February 13th. Both are 7:00 p.m. starts at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
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