Hitmen unleash late barrage as Calgary rallies to stun Moncton in Memorial Cup

Published 7:58 pm Saturday, May 15, 2010

BRANDON, Canada — The Calgary Hitmen scored four third period goals, including three goals in the final six minutes, to beat the Moncton Wildcats 5-4 Saturday in the second game of the Memorial Cup.

Moncton got the game’s first goal at 9:53 of the first period when the Wildcats’ Devon MacAusland flipped a pass toward a wide open teammate and the puck was accidently redirected into the net by a Calgary defenseman. The Wildcats outshot Calgary 13-3 in the period and 37-28 for the game.

The Hitmen fell behind 2-0 midway through the second period when Moncton defenseman David Savard fooled goaltender Martin Jones with a perfectly placed wrist shot. The Wildcats extended their lead to 3-0 at 14:11 on a goal by Alex Saulnier.

Calgary’s Tyler Fiddler cut the deficit to 3-1 with his first goal of the tournament, scoring with just 68 seconds to play in the second period, and the Hitmen made it a one-goal game on Joel Broda’s score three-minutes into the third.

Moncton pushed its lead back to two goals midway through the third period when Saulnier scored nine seconds into a powerplay to make it 4-2. It was Saulnier’s second goal of the game.

The Hitmen began their rampage 51/2 minutes later. Giffen Nyren scored at the 14:18 mark, Kris Foucault tied it two minutes later and Tyler Shattock scored the game-winner 78 seconds before the final buzzer.

Calgary’s Broda was named the game’s first star while Alex Saulnier received second star honors and Tyler Shattock was named third star.

Moncton plays the Brandon Wheat Kings today in Game 3 of the Memorial Cup.