ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Calgary Wranglers carried a 2-1 lead into the third period on Sunday, but the Abbotsford Canucks scored three times in the final frame to beat Calgary 4-2 at Rogers Forum.
After a scoreless first period, Alex Nylander opened the scoring 18 seconds into the second. Nylander got in on a partial breakaway and snapped one from the high slot past Nikita Tolopilo for his second goal of the season, with Abram Wiebe drawing the assist.
Jacob Quillan answered 43 seconds later, tying the game 1-1 from Kole Lind and Trey Fix-Wolansky. William Strömgren restored the Calgary lead at 10:33 of the second, from Dryden Hunt and Mike Benning, and the Wranglers took the 2-1 lead into the intermission.
Trey Fix-Wolansky tied the game 1:50 into the third, from Tim Rego and Joe Arntsen. Quillan put Abbotsford ahead at 17:28, from Fix-Wolansky, and completed the hat trick into an empty net at 19:43, from Cole Clayton.
Kirill Zarubin made 21 saves for Calgary. Tolopilo stopped 19 of 21 shots for Abbotsford, which outshot the Wranglers 25-21.
The Wranglers return home on Thursday to host the Laval Rocket at Scotiabank Saddledome.
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