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SASKATOON - University of Calgary Dinos' goaltender Dustin Butler recorded a shutout in a 3-0 victory over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday night in Saskatoon's Rutherford Rink.

Butler was spectacular in the win turning away all 20 shots he faced, including a penalty shot awarded to Michael Kaye at 12:56 in the third period.

The win moves Calgary two points up on UBC in the Canada West standings. The Thunderbirds have two games in hand over the Dinos, who close the regular season next weekend when they host the Manitoba Bisons.

With the win, Calgary improves to 14-11-1 and takes sole possession of fourth place in the Canada West standings. The Huskies drop to third in the standings at 15-6-3 and sit on a four-game losing skid. A night earlier, the Dinos won 3-2 in overtime, giving Calgary a four-game sweep of the Huskies in the season series.

Both Saskatchewan and Calgary are fighting for home ice advantage in the postseason. The top two teams in the conference receive a bye through the first round of playoffs, while third and fourth earn hosting rights in the quarter-finals.

A Manitoba sweep over the UBC Thunderbirds landed them in sole possession of first place at 17-5-2 and 36 points. The Alberta Golden Bears (16-6-2), who were on a bye this weekend, sit in second with 34.

Kevin King opened the scoring at 4:53 in the first period. Walker Wintoneak added the second goal just 1:53 into the second period on a power play. Calgary had the man advantage after Garrett Thiessen was caught for boarding. Teegan Moore added an empty net goal at 19:56.

Huskie netminder Ryan Holfeld made 25 saves in the loss. Calgary capitalized on one of its two opportunities on the power play, while the Huskies were 0-for-5.

The Huskies travel to Vancouver to face the UBC Thunderbirds next weekend, while the Dinos host the Manitoba Bisons in their final games of the season. Puck drops at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights at Father David Bauer Arena.

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