Morton, Ciona enjoy big nights as Wranglers defeat Canucks 5-1 in Abbotsford

The Wranglers got big nights from Sam Morton and Lucas Ciona Friday, defeating Abbotsford 5-1. (X@AHLWranglers)

Lucas Ciona scored twice as the Calgary Wranglers defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 5-1 Friday night.

It was the first of two games the two teams will play this weekend.

Sam Morton helped ignite the Wranglers in the first period, setting up Martin Frk on the opening goal, then scoring one himself to give Calgary a 2-0 lead after one.

In the second, Ciona made it 3-0 before Arshdeep Bains scored for the Canucks to cut the margin to 3-1 going into the third.

Ciona added his second of the night to build the lead to 4-1, and Morton racked up his third point of the night, setting up Jonathon Aspirot on an empty-netter that made the score 5-1.

Sunday night, the same two teams face off in their final game before the AHL All-Star Classic.

Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. MST