Calgary, AB – The Calgary Wranglers fell 2-1 to the Laval Rocket on Saturday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome, dropping to 6-6-0 on the season.
After a scoreless first period, Alex Nylander opened the scoring six minutes into the second, netting his fourth goal of the season with assists from Luke Philp and Mike Benning to give Calgary a 1-0 lead.
However, Laval responded with a shorthanded goal from Jared Davidson at 14:59 of the second period to even the score at 1-1 heading into the final frame. The Rocket took their first lead of the game midway through the third period, as Xavier Simoneau scored an unassisted shorthanded goal at 8:27 to give Laval a 2-1 advantage.
The Wranglers now head to Colorado for a two-game series against the Eagles, beginning Friday, November 6, with puck drop set for 8:05 p.m. MT.
Fans can catch all the action live on AHLTV via FloHockey at https://flosports.link/46YqCIJ or listen to the radio broadcast at https://edge.mixlr.com/channel/fblzn.
