Calgary at Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia (Interstat) — The Calgary Wranglers will visit the Abbotsford Canucks on Sunday in a minor league hockey game. Calgary enters with a 5-4 record, while Abbotsford is 4-3. The teams have met three times this season, with Abbotsford winning the most recent matchup 3-1. Calgary won the two previous meetings, each by a 4-2 score.
Rory Kerins is a player to watch for Calgary. In the most recent game against Abbotsford, Kerins scored one goal, recorded two shots on goal and had two penalty minutes. He has four goals and 12 shots on goal over Calgary’s past four games, including a two-goal performance in a 4-3 win at Bakersfield. He also had a goal and three shots on goal in a 3-2 loss at Ontario and four shots on goal and four penalty minutes in a 5-4 loss at San Jose. In the 3-1 loss at Abbotsford, Mike Benning had four shots on goal and Hunter Brzustewicz added three. Calgary’s other recent results include a 3-2 loss at Ontario, a 4-3 win at Bakersfield, a 5-4 loss at San Jose and a 6-4 win at San Jose. Earlier this season, Calgary earned 4-2 home wins against Abbotsford in back-to-back games and beat Bakersfield 2-1. Calgary also lost 5-4 to Bakersfield at home.
Nikita Tolopilo is a player to watch for Abbotsford. He made 21 saves on 22 shots in the Canucks’ 3-1 win against Calgary in the most recent meeting. Tolopilo has wins in three of his past five appearances, including a 32-save effort in a 4-3 win at Colorado. He also stopped 33 of 36 shots in a 4-3 loss at Colorado and 17 of 20 shots in a 4-2 loss at Calgary. In the most recent game, Sawyer Mynio had one goal and one assist with four shots on goal, and Cole Clayton scored one goal with four shots. Abbotsford’s other recent results include a 5-4 shootout win against Coachella Valley, a 7-3 win against Coachella Valley, a 4-3 win at Colorado, a 4-3 shootout loss at Colorado and two 4-2 losses at Calgary.
Calgary’s next 10 games include home contests against Laval and Coachella Valley and road games at Colorado, Bakersfield, Henderson and Laval. Abbotsford’s next 10 games include road games at San Jose, Bakersfield, Ontario and Coachella Valley and home games against Ontario, Colorado and Tucson.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Abbotsford 3, Calgary 2. Interstat’s ELO system projects Calgary with a 59.8 percent probability to win.