Wranglers Fall to Eagles
March 2, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Calgary Wranglers News Release
A tough pill to swallow.
The Wranglers fell to the Colorado Eagles 5-4 at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night.
Ben Jones scored twice in the game for Calgary, as did Lucas Ciona, who recorded his first multi-goal game of his AHL career.
Cole Schwindt recorded his 100th career AHL point, and Emilio Pettersen skated in his 200th career AHL game on Friday.
Artem Grushnikov made his Wranglers' debut after being acquired via trade on Wednesday.
"We've got a lot to clean up."
The Wranglers opened the scoring at the 2:50 mark of the first period.
Alex Gallant chipped the puck to a streaking Ciona who quickly snapped a shot on net that sailed past Eagles' netminder, Ivan Prosvetov. 1-0.
Then, after a turnover by Rory Kerins in the offensive end, Jones would add to the lead at the 7:57 with a breakaway snipe for his 16th goal of the season. 2-0.
Jones notched his team-leading 17th tally just moments later, tipping in a Yan Kuznetsov point shot to make it 3-0. (10:05).
With less than 30-seconds remaining in the frame, Ciona scored his second goal of the game off a 2-on-1 rush to push the Wranglers' lead to 4-0 at the break.
Trent Miner was in between the pipes for the Eagles to start the 2nd Period.
The goaltending switch seemed to spark Colorado, who got on the board at the 11:33 mark while shorthanded, as Tanner Kero turned the puck over and skated into the offensive zone, firing a shot past Wolf. 4-1.
Colorado cut the lead in half at 18:10, courtesy of Brad Hunt, who hammered a shot off the crossbar and into the net,
Although play continued on momentarily, it was eventually reviewed, and the goal was counted.
4-2 Wranglers at the break.
Colorado struck at the 3:53 mark of the third period when Kero batted a puck out of the air and past Wolf to draw the Eagles within a goal. 4-3.
Later, Riley Tufte scored his 16th goal of the season to tie it up at 15:52 of the frame and with time ticking down in the period Ben Meyer found the back of the net (19:16) to give the Eagles the edge.
5-4 final.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from March 2, 2024
- Griffins Extend Point Streak to 18 Games in Overtime Loss to Rockford - Grand Rapids Griffins
- B-Sens Bounce Back With 4-1 Win Over Amerks - Belleville Senators
- Del Mastro Caps off Third-Period Comeback with Overtime Winner; Hogs Win Fifth Straight - Rockford IceHogs
- Islanders Edge Phantoms, 2-1 - Bridgeport Islanders
- Senators Flip the Script on Amerks - Rochester Americans
- Gahagen, Penalty Kill Dazzles in Loss to Bridgeport - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Gaudette Makes T-Birds History, Zherenko Shines in 7-3 Win - Springfield Thunderbirds
- Bears' Home Win Streak Snapped in 1-0 Loss to Comets - Hershey Bears
- Penguins Fall in Rematch with Checkers, 4-2 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Four Unanswered Goals Push Checkers Past Pens - Charlotte Checkers
- Comets' Goaltending Perfection Continues, Defeat Bears 1-0 - Utica Comets
- Moose Trample Stars, 7-3 - Manitoba Moose
- Crunch Top Marlies, 4-2 - Syracuse Crunch
- Monsters Unleash Offense, Treat Fans and Dogs to 6-1 Win over Wolves - Cleveland Monsters
- Moose Take Game One from Stars in Manitoba - Texas Stars
- Wolves Downed by Monsters 6-1 - Chicago Wolves
- Morning Skate Report: March 2, 2024 - Henderson Silver Knights
- Hardman Enters Concussion Protocol - Rockford IceHogs
- Wolf Pack Loan F Sahil Panwar to Cyclones, G Olof Lindbom Reassigned to Wolf Pack - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Game #52: Tucson Roadrunners vs. Henderson Silver Knights - Tucson Roadrunners
- Game Preview: Condors v Canucks, 7 p.m. - Bakersfield Condors
- Game Preview: Bears vs. Comets, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Bridgeport Islanders Open Three-Game Road Trip in Lehigh Valley Tonight - Bridgeport Islanders
- Hogs Seek to Extend Win Streak to Five against Red-Hot Griffins - Rockford IceHogs
- Firebirds Take Down Condors, 4-1 - Bakersfield Condors
- Silver Knights Defeat Roadrunners, 4-3, on Home Ice - Henderson Silver Knights
- Roadrunners Take Shootout Point in Henderson - Tucson Roadrunners
- Reign Earn 3-0 win over Gulls - Ontario Reign
- Wranglers Fall to Eagles - Calgary Wranglers
- San Diego Blanked at Ontario - San Diego Gulls
- Morrison Scores Twice in Firebirds' Win Over Condors - Coachella Valley Firebirds
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
