Katsuro’s two goals power Calgary Hitmen past Oil Kings

CALGARY (Interstat) — Artem Katsuro had two goals and one assist as the Calgary Hitmen beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-1 on Friday in Western Hockey League play at Scotiabank Saddledome. Attendance was 2,601. Calgary improved to 3-0, while Edmonton fell to 1-2. Wyatt Pisarczyk opened scoring in the first period, but Edmonton’s Aaron Obobaifo tied it with assists from Josh Lee and Kayden Stroeder. Calgary took control with two second-period goals from Katsuro and Brennan Brown. Carter Sanderson, Andrei Molgachev and Katsuro scored in the third. Sanderson finished with one goal and two assists, while Kresl and Julien Maze each added two assists. Pisarczyk recorded a goal and an assist. Katsuro had six shots on goal, Sanderson had five, Maze and Kale McCann each had four, and Brown added three. Aura contributed an assist and 10 penalty minutes. Edmonton was assessed several penalties, including a major cross-checking call on Noa Ta’amu and a 10-minute misconduct on Dylan Dean. The Hitmen’s top star was Katsuro.