Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 12 PM MT | Scotiabank Saddledome
OPPONENT: Laval Rocket
LOCATION: Scotiabank Saddledome
ABOUT THE GAME:
Laval vs Calgary • Saturday OCT 31, 2026 • 12:00PM
Last Game: Calgary 4 vs. Laval 2
The Calgary Wranglers returned to the win column on Thursday night, defeating the Laval Rocket
4-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome to improve to 6-5-0 on the season.
Mike Benning opened the scoring with just nine seconds remaining in the first period, with assists
from Rory Kerins and Dryden Hunt to give Calgary a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission.
William Strömgren extended Calgary's lead midway through the second period, scoring his third
goal of the season on the power play, with Kerins and Hunt each picking up their second assists
of the night.
However, Laval responded early in the third period with a power-play goal from Luke Mittelstadt
to cut Calgary's lead to 2-1. Xavier Simoneau tied the game at 2-2 with just over five minutes
remaining in regulation.
Just 1:04 later, Alex Nylander restored Calgary's lead, scoring his third
goal of the season with assists from Luke Philp and Ben Jones.
Jones added an empty-net goal in the final two minutes to secure the 4-2 victory. Kerins, Hunt and Jones each finished with two-point performances, while the Wranglers went 1-for-4 on the power play. Arsenii Sergeev made
the start in goal, stopping 36 of 38 shots faced.
Milestones This Season
• Ben Jones: 100 AHL goals — Oct. 11 vs Bakersfield
• Nikita Pavlychev 200 AHL games — Oct. 24 @ Abbotsford
• Brayden Pachal: 200 AHL games — Oct. 25 @ Abbotsford
Approaching
• William Stromgren: 99 AHL assists — 1 from 100
• Sam Morton: 95 AHL points — 5 from 100
• Mike Benning: 95 AHL points — 5 from 100 / 194 AHL games — 6 from 200
• Dryden Hunt: 194 AHL assists — 6 from 200
• Luke Philp: 98 AHL assists — 2 from 100 / 90
