SEATTLE – The Calgary Hitmen defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1 Sunday night in front of 4,738 at KeyArena.
Calgary took a 1-0 lead at 5:30 of the first on an unassisted goal by Brett Sonne.
Seattle tied the game 1-1 with a power-play goal at 14:37 of the first. Thomas Hickey carried from the left point across the blue line. Hickey made a backhand pass to Jonathan Parker in the left circle. Parker one- timed Hickey’s pass but Calgary goalie Martin Jones made the save. The puck rebounded to Greg Scott in the crease and Scott slammed the puck into an empty net for his ninth goal of the year.
Seattle (13-15-1-2) outshot Calgary 13-9 in the first period.
Sonne scored a power-play goal at 12:35 of the second to put the Hitmen in front 2-1. Kyle Bortis and Brandon Kozun had the assists.
Calgary (26-5-1-1) outshot Seattle 19-9 in the second period and led 28-21 in total shots after two periods.
Carson McMillan scored an unassisted shorthanded goal at 7:05 of the third period.
Brandon Kozun added a power-play goal at 13:19 of the third to make it a 4-1 Hitmen lead. Bortis and Sonne had the assists.
Seattle outshot Calgary 10-8 in the third period. The Hitmen finished the game with a 36-31 advantage in shots.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard had 32 saves on 36 shots and his record falls to 9-8-1-2.
Jones had 30 saves on 31 shots and his record improves to 17-3-1-1.
T-Birds season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825. Purchasing a season ticket will ensure fans can attend the T-Birds first game in their new home, the ShoWare Center.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period – 1, Calgary, Sonne 19, 5:30. 2, Seattle, Scott 9 (Parker, Hickey), 14:37 (pp). Penalties – Burgart, Cal (kneeing), 7:41. Plante, Cal (cross checking), 9:32. Rowinski, Cal (hooking), 13:30. Richard, Sea (tripping), 15:14. Richard, Sea (goaltender interference), 17:29. McMillan, Cal (interference), 18:07.
Second period – 3, Calgary, Sonne 20 (Bortis, Kozun), 12:35 (pp). Penalties – O’Brien, Sea (hooking), 2:09. Plante, Cal (major-fighting), 5:48. LeBlanc, Sea (major-fighting), 5:48. Acolatse, Sea (closing hand on puck), 11:48.
Third period – 4, Calgary, McMillan 15, 7:05 (sh). 5, Calgary, Kozun 22 (Bortis, Sonne), 13:19 (pp). Penalties – Schultz, Cal (hooking), 5:12. Plante, Cal (high-sticking), 8:21. Hickey, Sea (holding), 11:24. MacDonald, Cal (roughing), 19:32.
Shots on goal – Seattle 13-8-10 31. Calgary 9- 19-8 36. Goalies – Seattle, Pickard 36 shots- 32 saves (9-8-1-2); Calgary, Jones 31-30 (17-3-0-0). Power plays – Seattle 1-7; Calgary 2-5. A – 4,738. Referee – Tyler Johnson, Matt Kirk. Linesmen – Kiel Murchison, Zach Brooks.
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