Some Game Summaries, My Guy

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In this article, I'll be taking a look at a couple of recent games for the Calgary Wranglers. Not a favourite for the cup by any means, but this Wranglers team can win against anyone in the league on a good night. They have firepower, and their goalie can stand on his head on occasion. They definitely have a future to look forward to.

 

Calgary Wranglers vs. Los Angeles Stars

This game was a bout between 2 teams that are not contenders. The Stars are bottom dwellers, and the Wranglers are near the bottom but have a chance to snag a wild card spot if they get on a roll. In the 1st Period, the Wranglers outplayed LA by outshooting them 17-9, but it was the Stars who came away with the lone goal of the period. Los Angeles' Magnus Verlander scored his 15th goal of the season at 7:48 of the period, and that 1-0 lead would hold until the 2nd. In the 2nd Period, just 48 seconds in, Calgary's player Bob Beach would tie the game up 1-1 with his 4th of the season on a pass from Saku Kotkakoivu and Shane Lazeski. Just 20 seconds later, LA would retake the lead off a goal from Nic McMuffin, who scored his 16th of the season. Although halfway through the period, veteran Phil The Rock Johnson scored his 19th of the season and tied this one at 2-2. Calgary outshot LA 23-12 in the period and lucky for them, it resulted in at least a tie. LA's Tater Tot was standing on his head in this game. In the 3rd period, in would be more controlled play by the Wranglers, and Saku Kotkakoivu would give his team a 3-2 lead with his 25th of the season. Unfortunately for the Calgary Wranglers, LA's Nic McMuffin would score his 2nd of the game and 17th of the season with just 12 seconds left in the game, and this game was tied up 3-3 heading to OT. At 4:09 of OT, veteran Phil The Rock Johnson made sure this game was Calgary's by scoring his 20th of the season, and securing the 4-3 OT win for the Wranglers. Saku Kotkakoivu's 3 points was somehow the 1st star of the game. I don't know what the arena was smoking, but Tater Tot saved 59 of 63 shots and was not a star of the game. He was definitely the story of the game as LA was outshot 63-31 and got a point out of it.

 

Calgary Wranglers vs. Seattle Bears

In this game it was the top seeded 33-6-1 Seattle Bears facing off against Calgary. In the 1st Period, Calgary outshot Seattle 12-9 and captain Saku Kotkakoivu would score the only goal of the frame with his 26th of the season. Calgary took a 1-0 lead into the 2nd Period. In the 2nd, the Seattle Bears outshot Calgary 16-7, but Calgary's Ben Dahl would hold the door shut throughout the period as no goals were scored. In the 3rd Period, Seattle's Maximus Decimus Meridius scored his 8th of the season and didn't have to do it in a coliseum in a fight to the death. This goal came at 18:51 after Seattle was outplaying Calgary with 11-5 shots. Ben Dahl tried his best to stand on his head but Seattle tied the game with 1:09 remaining. The Seattle Bears' Zeedayno Chara scored the shootout winner and they would run away with this one. Ben Dahl saved 39 of 40 and was the story of the game, almost shutting out the Bears and stealing this one.