Hitmen even series with thrilling 3-2 overtime win over Hurricanes in Lethbridge

The Calgary Hitmen celebrate after tying up their playoff series against Lethbridge with a 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday night. (Photo: X@WHLHitmen)

The Calgary Hitmen are back in business, after knocking off the Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime Wednesday night at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.

The win evened up their playoff series at two games apiece, with Game 5 scheduled for Friday night at the Saddledome in Calgary.

Ben Kindel scored 6:08 into overtime, chipping a shot over Hurricane goaltender Jackson Unger to give the Hitmen the crucial victory.

Earlier, Oliver Tulk opened the scoring, giving the Hitmen a 1-0 lead a little over three minutes into the game.

Noah Chadwick tied it up at 8:30 and it stayed that way until late in the second period, when Brandon Gorzynski tipped in a pass from Sawyer Mynio to put the Hitmen back out front, 2-1.

In the third, Trae Johnson scored at 5:18 to tie things up and the Hurricanes pressed as the clock wound down, but the Hitmen held on and won it in extra time.

Lethbridge outshot Calgary 34-24.

The visiting team has won all four games of the series.

Puck drop at the Saddledome for Game 5 is 7 p.m. Friday night.

Tickets for Saturday’s Game 6 in Lethbridge are now on sale here.