Hitmen top Hurricanes for second straight night
LETHBRIDGE – The more desperate team came out on top again for the second night in a row, as the Calgary Hitmen continued their late season push for a playoff spot – a task they have accomplished, at least for the moment.
A night after beating the Hurricanes 4-3 in Calgary, the Hitmen came into Lethbridge and downed the home team 5-2 Saturday night (Mar. 11). The win allowed them to leap-frog Saskatoon for the second Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference.
The two clubs went toe-to-toe in the first, firing a combined 28 shots on net in the period.
Calgary’s Tyler Mrkonjic opened the scoring at the 8:57 mark, with Lethbridge defenceman Calen Addison evening things up five minutes later. Just over a minute after that, the Hitmen would retake the lead, only to surrender it again as Jordy Bellerive picked up his 26th of the season two minutes later.