Game 20: Calgary Chinook 2 Niagara Falls Thunder 5
Chinook drop 5-2 decision to Thunder
NIAGARA FALLS -
In what was billed as a bounce back game against the Niagara Falls Thunder, the Chinook are still very much a work in progress. The Thunder capitalized on early mistakes by the Chinook to stake a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes and then close the door with a pair in the 2nd period for a 5-2 victory.
“This was a lesson for us,” said defenceman Mark Giordano. “Obviously we have a long way to go. We have to find a way to win these games because there are going to be many of them this year.”
“It was not enough,” said Yip. “There are some guys who can play better. We have lots of guys looking for a lot of extra ice time and extra opportunities, but there is not much happening.” “There’s no let up from us, which is important, but one thing we’ve done too much this year is put ourselves behind,” said Johnny Gaudreau. “Good teams start to be on top a lot and make other teams come to you.”
That’s two games in a row now that Chinook have give up 5 goals in a game.
Game 21: Las Vegas Aces 2 Calgary Chinook 1
Aces hand Chinook 3rd straight loss
CALGARY - David Perron was pleased that his Las Vegas Aces were finally able to close one out.
Oskar Sundqvist and Jan Rutta scored for the Aces in a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Chinook on Monday. "It was nice to be able to finish one," said Perron. "This trip hasn't been kind to us
in that respect, but we've played some pretty good hockey and to get some results is huge for us."
Calvin de Haan responded for the Calgary Chinook, who have lost three in a row."We just have to keep battling," said Giordano, the Chinook captain. "We have said everything that there is to say. It is just up to us to do it now.” "Everybody here has to look in the mirror and ask themselves if they are doing enough and playing the right way and playing for the team," said Chinook forward Matthew Tkachuk.
Game 22: Calgary Chinook 6 Portland Owls 3
Calgary Chinook snap losing streak with 6-3 win over the Owls
PORTLAND - David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist to lead the Calgary Chinook to a 6-3 win over the Portland Owls on Wednesday. Mark Giordano had two goals for the Chinook, who snapped their three-games losing streak.
Playing alongside Giordano, defenseman John Carlson had three assists. Derek Ryan and Ryan O’Reilly also scored for Calgary, while goalie Carey Price made 19 saves. Radio Gudas, TJ Brodie and Torey Krug scored for the Owls. "We just stayed within our game and tried to play it simple," Pastrnak said. "We got going and just tried to keep our foot on the gas the whole 60 [minutes]."
"We're building every shift, every game throughout the series," Giordano said. "We're getting close to our game and it's pretty dangerous."
Game 23: Portland Owls 5 Calgary Chinook 2
Chinook fall short once again in 5-2 loss to Owls
CALGARY - Not a strong effort for Chinook. It was a difficult night for Calgary from start to finish.
A dominant opening frame for the Owls set the tone early, and Calgary was never able to fully recover.
Torey Krug got the Owls on the board eight minutes into the game when he scored on a breakaway.
Less than 2 minutes later, Portland took a 2-0 lead when Patrick Marleau beat Carey Price cleanly as he capitalized on a Derek Ryan turnover. It was 3-0 at the end of the first period. Calgary responded with a goal from Jakob Silfverberg early in the second period, who blasted a scorcher top-shelf to cut the deficit by one. Price didn’t have his best night, giving up 4 goals on 14 shots for an .714 save
percentage. All in all, it was not a strong effort for the Chinook, who continue to struggle with consistency this season.
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