Bandits blow by Canucks 7-0 in Calgary
CALGARY, AB — Superb special teams and four goals in the span of four minutes helped propel the Brooks Bandits (18-10-1) to a blowout win in Calgary over the Canucks (13-15-1) on Thursday night at the Max Bell Centre.
Goaltender Mitch Benson (Windsor, ON) picked up his league-leading third shutout of the year as he stopped all 29 shots he faced as Brooks went 3 for 6 on the powerplay and were 5 for 5 on the penalty kill in a 7-0 win. The Bandits wrap up the month of November with back-to-back wins.
Defenceman Carter Wolski opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game after shooting from the bottom of the right circle and over Canucks goaltender Erik Gordon’s left shoulder. It was the only goal in the first period.
Recently acquired centre Pierre-Anthony Martineau (Sherbrooke, QC) made his Bandit debut and didn’t waste any time getting on the score sheet. He pounced on a puck that jumped off the end boards and found the back of the net on the powerplay to make it 2-0 in the 2nd. Then, with under eight minutes to go in the period, Bandits forward Conner Jean (Oakland, MI) poked in a loose puck that Gordon couldn’t cover to make the Brooks advantage 3-0.