LOVELAND, Colo. — Rory Kerins scored on the power play 48 seconds into the third period as the Calgary Wranglers beat the Colorado Eagles 2-1 on Friday at Blue Federal Credit Union Arena.
Carter Wilkie opened the scoring at 2:37 of the first period, with Hunter Brzustewicz and Nikita Pavlychev drawing the assists.
Calgary led 1-0 after the first period and outshot Colorado 9-2 in the opening frame.
Adam Beckman tied the game 1-1 on the power play at 8:16 of the second period, assisted by Tristen Nielsen and Domenick Fensore.
Kerins scored the winner on the power play at 0:48 of the third period, assisted by Alex Nylander and Brzustewicz.
It was the sixth goal of the season for Kerins. Beckman also scored his sixth, and Wilkie's goal was his first of the season.
The shots finished 23-23. Owen Say made 22 saves for Calgary, and Ilya Nabokov made 21 saves for Colorado.
Calgary went 1-for-6 on the power play, while Colorado went 1-for-7.
The three stars were Kerins (first), Say (second) and Beckman (third). Attendance was 5,089.
The teams finish their two-game set Saturday in Loveland.
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