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WHL roundup: Daigle's late goal lifts Oil Kings to 2-1 win over Hitmen

CALGARY — Loick Daigle scored with 27 seconds left in the third period and Logan Cunningham stopped 32 shots as the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings surprised the Calgary Hitmen 2-1 in the lone Western Hockey League game Sunday.

Marshall Finnie opened the scoring at 12:45 of the first, giving the last-place Oil Kings (10-54-4-0) a 1-0 lead. Sean Tschigerl of the Hitmen scored an unassisted short-handed goal at 9:11 of the second to tie the game 1-1.

The Hitmen (31-29-5-3) outshot the visitors 33-24, but trailed 1-0 after the first. The teams were tied 1-1 heading into the third.

Hitmen netminder Ethan Buenaventura stopped 22 shots.

The Hitmen beat the Oil Kings 3-2 on Saturday night in the Alberta capital.

* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 26, 2023.

The Canadian Press

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