The Calgary HItmen dug deep at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night and took a big step toward advancing to the WHL’s Eastern Conference final. Read More
The Calgary HItmen dug deep at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night and took a big step toward advancing to the WHL’s Eastern Conference final. Ben Kindel scored the winner six minutes into overtime as the Hitmen completed a stirring comeback to defeat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in Game 5 of their semifinal. The rally leaves
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The Calgary HItmen dug deep at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night and took a big step toward advancing to the WHL’s Eastern Conference final.
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Ben Kindel scored the winner six minutes into overtime as the Hitmen completed a stirring comeback to defeat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in Game 5 of their semifinal.
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The rally leaves the Hitmen one win from advancing as they now hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Calgary trailed 5-2 late in the second period when Connor Hvidston’s goal with less than a minute left in the frame ignited the comeback. Third-period markers by Carson Wetsch, six minutes in, and Oliver Tulk, with seven minutes remaining in regulation, set the stage for Kindel’s heroics.
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In the first period, the Hitmen erased 1-0 and 2-1 deficits on goals by Carter Yakemchuk and Brandon Gorzynski.
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Anders Miller made 26 saves for Calgary, which fired 28 shots at Lethbridge goalie Jackson Unger.
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The Hitmen — who have won the last two games in OT and climbed out of a 0-2 series hole — will look to advance when the clubs face off for Game 6 in Lethbridge on Saturday (7 p.m.). A Game 7, if necessary, would be played back at the Dome on Wednesday (7 p.m.).
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The series winner will face top-seeded Medicine Hat in the conference final after the Tigers swept the Prince Albert Raiders.
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In the Western Conference, the underdog Portland Winterhawks have taken a 3-2 lead over the WHL regular-season-champion Everett Silvertips with a 4-3 road win on Friday. The Spokane Chiefs, meanwhile, have levelled their series with the Victoria Royals at two games apiece after a 9-6 home win on Friday.
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