Wranglers Lose 8-3 to Silver Knights, Head to Road

0:00For the Calgary Flames, it's March 20th. Here's what's happening. The Calgary Wranglers closed out their season series against the Henderson Silver Knights with an A3 loss on Thursday night. The Silver Knights dominated early, scoring three powerplay goals in the first period alone, while the Wranglers managed just one shot. Henderson added two more on the powerplay later, finishing with five total in a game that turned chaotic. The three made some line-of-tweets, bringing back Simon Mack and Alex Galen while scratching Carter Wilkie and Turner Otonbright. They started our Sinny Sergeyev in net opposite Carl Lindbaum. The Wranglers trailed four-two after two periods thanks to goals from David Silly and Captain Clark Bishop that sparked some hope. Frustrations boiled over in the third period as the Wranglers closed to within one on Martin Fark's tally. But Henderson responded with three quick goals, including Mitch McClain's hat trick all on the powerplay. A big hit by Alex Galen sparked a full line brawl, leading to ejections, misconducts,

1:03and a 5 on 3 disadvantage. Shots ended up lopsided at 44-19 for Henderson, highlighting their edge in chances. Calgary's score is included Silly, Bishop, and Fark, with assists spread across the line-up like Gavin White and Daniel Miramanov. The Wranglers now shift to the road for back-to-back games this weekend, facing Bakersfield at APM. Mountain time on Saturday, then the sand. Diego Goals at 6 p.m. on Sunday.