HENDERSON, Nev. — Ben Jones broke a tie 86 seconds after the Henderson Silver Knights pulled even in the third period, and the Calgary Wranglers held on for a 3-2 win at Lee's Family Forum on Thursday night.
Luke Philp opened the scoring at 15:16 of the first period, finishing a play from Andrew Basha and Rory Kerins for his second goal of the season. Lukas Cormier answered for Henderson at 18:09, and the teams went to the intermission tied 1-1.
Philp struck again at 15:26 of the second period, with Basha and Kerins drawing the assists for the second time on the night, to send Calgary into the third period up 2-1.
Matyas Sapovaliv tied the game 2-2 at 9:15 of the third. Jones restored the lead at 10:41, scoring his 11th goal of the season from Dryden Hunt against the club he played for last season.
Owen Say made 30 saves for the Wranglers, who were outshot 32-17. Calgary's penalty kill went 4-for-4, and neither team scored on the power play, with the Wranglers going 0-for-2.
It was Calgary's second straight win, improving the Wranglers to 9-7-0. The two teams play again Saturday in Henderson, with puck drop at 8 p.m. ABT.
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