Mandolese backstops Rocket past Wranglers 2‑1 on Saturday
CALGARY (Interstat) — Kevin Mandolese stopped 10 of 11 shots as the visiting Laval Rocket beat the Calgary Wranglers 2-1 on Saturday at Scotiabank Saddledome. Laval improved to 8-3, while Calgary dropped to 6-6 before an attendance of 3,483. Xavier Simoneau and Jared Davidson scored for Laval. Davidson’s second-period goal came at 14:59 off assists from Laurent Dauphin and David Reinbacher, tying the score after Alex Nylander put Calgary ahead at 6:00 of the second with help from Luke Philp and Mike Benning. Simoneau netted the winner at 8:27 of the third. Mandolese earned the win. Dauphin and Reinbacher each added assists, and Davidson also recorded two shots and two penalty minutes. Nylander had Calgary’s lone goal, while Philp recorded an assist and one shot. Alex Belzile contributed four shots and seven penalty minutes for Laval, and Reilly Walsh added three shots. The teams combined for several penalties, including multiple fighting majors in the second period.