SASKATOON, SK – The Saskatchewan Huskies (9-2) were back on the ice Saturday evening to face off against the Calgary Dinos (8-2-1) for game two of the weekend series. The Dinos would head back to Calgary with two wins added to their record after a 5-3 victory over the Huskies
.
In a repeat from Friday night, Calgary was the first to hit the scoreboard after Arjun Atwal beat Huskies goaltender
Jordan Kooy to the far side with a quick wrap-around the Huskies net.
A turnover at the Huskies blueline would see Adam Kydd find the back of the net, extending the Dinos lead to two.
Calgary would continue to dominate, keeping the play consistently in the Huskies' end. Riley Stotts would tally another goal for the Dinos before the end of the first, making it a 3-0 game for the Dinos.
After going scoreless in the first period,
Cade Hayes would put the Huskies on the board with a quick pass from
Carter Stebbings and a smooth tap-in over the Dinos goal line.
The Huskies would put the game within one, with a one-timer in front of the net from
Justin Ball on the 4-on-3, his fourth of the season.
Calgary would take a two-goal lead for the third time in the game at 17:30 in the second with a goal by Dylan Anderson, assisted by Jake Poole and Connor Gutenberg, Gutenberg's third assist of the night.
The Dinos took advantage of Stebbings' double-minor for kneeing at the end of the second and come into the third on the power-play. In short time, Jake Poole would score his fourth of the season making it a 5-2 game for Calgary.
With five minutes left to play, Stebbings would put in the Huskies' third of the night and pull the Huskies back within two.
Despite the Huskies' final efforts with an extra attacker, the Dinos would secure their second win of the weekend, sweeping the series over the Huskies.
NEXT UP
The Huskies are on the road next weekend to take on the UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver. Fans can catch the action live on
CanadaWest.TV or listen in on
HuskieFan.ca.
