Watch the video above: hilites and post-game reaction from the Blades game against the Hitmen
SASKATOON – Jake Virtanen scored twice in the third period to lift the Calgary Hitmen to its seventh straight win with a 6-4 victory over the Saskatoon Blades.
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Brady Brassart, Pavel Padakin, Adam Tambellini and Zane Jones also scored for the Eastern Conference-leading Hitmen (29-8-5).
Nikita Scherbak scored twice for the Blades (12-29-4), with Ryan Graham and Brett Stovin adding one each.
Calgary’s Mack Shields finished with 33 saves, while Saskatoon’s Troy Trombley had a 46-save performance ruined.
The Blades are back in action on Friday when they travel to Swift Current to take on the Broncos.
With files from Global News
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