WINNIPEG – Colson Gengenbach's two goal performance helped the No. 2 Calgary Dinos take down the Manitoba Bisons 5-1 on Friday night at Wayne Fleming Arena.

The bright spot for the Herd was rookie Riley Zimmerman who scored his first career goal and almost had a second moments later.

Things stayed relatively even between Manitoba and Calgary in the first. Both teams were deadlocked at 0-0 after the period.

The Herd finally cracked one halfway through the second when Zimmerman rifled home a powerful wrist shot that Carl Tetachuk couldn't keep out.

The Dinos got even four minutes later on the power play. Zach Wytinck slotted home the equalizer past Ross Hawryluk.

Calgary earned their first lead less than 60 seconds after their first goal. Max Patterson blasted a bullet through enemy lines putting the Dinos ahead 2-1 in a flash.

Gengenbach put the Dinos in full control early in the third after he beat Hawryluk to put his team in front 3-1.

Dakota Krebs put the final nail in the coffin when he beat everybody including Kawryluk through the screen to give Calgary an insurmountable 4-1 lead in the last three minutes for his first of the season.

Gengenbach added his second of the game on an empty net to cement a final score of 5-1 in favour of the Dinos.

The rematch goes tomorrow at 2 p.m. MT at Wayne Fleming Arena.

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