Calgary scored three times in the first, and three times in the third as the Hitmen defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-1 Saturday at the Saddledome.
Carter Yakemchuk, Carson Wetsch and Brandon Gorzynski lifted the Hitmen to a 3-0 lead in the first period.
Lethbridge crawled back into it in the second, getting a goal late in the period from Brayden Edwards.
Calgary snuffed out any thoughts of a comeback in the third period, getting three more goals from David Adaszynski, Noah Kosick – his first WHL goal – and Max Muranov.
Calgary outshot Lethbridge 39-21.
The Hitmen improved to 4-4-1-0.
Lethbridge sits at 6-2-1-0.
Next up for the Hitmen is a Wednesday night contest in Medicine Hat against the Tigers. Next up for the Hurricanes is a Friday night clash in Swift Current against the Broncos.
