Watch the video above: highlights from CUC as the Hitmen down the Blades 2-1
SASKATOON – Chris Driedger stopped 43-of-44 shots as the Calgary Hitmen slipped past the Saskatoon Blades 2-1.
Colby Harmsworth and Alex Roach supplied the scoring for the Hitmen (45-17-7).
Jordon Thomson scored for Saskatoon (16-47-5), which dropped its eighth game in a row, and Troy Trombley kicked out 30-of-32 shots in defeat.
Calgary and Edmonton are tied with 97 points apiece. The Oil Kings remain first in the Eastern Conference because they have a game in hand.
In Prince Albert, Calder Brooks and Leon Draisaitl scored 13 seconds apart in the third period as the Raiders edged the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2.
Dakota Conroy also scored for the Raiders (33-30-5), who jumped over Brandon for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a game in hand.
Rihards Bukarts scored both goals for the Wheat Kings (31-29-0), who are on a four-game slide with three regular-season games remaining.
Nick McBride made 21 saves for Prince Albert while Jordan Papirny turned away 34-of-37 shots for the Wheat Kings
With files from Global News
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