MEDICINE HAT, Alberta (Interstat) — Julien Maze recorded a hat trick and eight shots on goal as the Calgary Hitmen defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-2 on Saturday at Co-op Place. Carter Sanderson added a goal and two shots for Calgary, while Blake Vanek also scored. Andrei Molgachev and Kale McCann each had an assist for the Hitmen. Josh Evaschesen scored and put six shots on net for Medicine Hat, Yaroslav Bryzgalov added a goal with two shots and two penalty minutes, and Jake Burmis contributed two assists. Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Markus Ruck each had an assist for the Tigers, with Ruck also serving two penalty minutes. Maze opened the scoring in the first period, and Bryzgalov answered for Medicine Hat. Sanderson put Calgary ahead in the second, Evaschesen tied it in the third, and Maze scored twice in the final period around Vanek’s goal. Calgary improved to 7-5, Medicine Hat dropped to 6-5, and attendance was 4,284.