The Kelowna Rockets knotted up their best-of-seven series against the Wenatchee Wild on Saturday, while the Vernon Vipers capped off their regular season with one last victory.
In round one of WHL playoff action, the Kelowna Rockets evened their series against the Wenatchee Wild on Saturday night.
The Wild scored their only goal in the second period when Briley Wood made a nice play from behind the net, setting up Sam Ward, who was positioned in the left faceoff circle, with a one-time pass. The goal cut the Rockets lead in half.But the Rockets locked it down by stringing together a strong third-period effort that saw them put the game away with 2:30 left to play, as Luke Schelter ripped the puck into the empty net.
It was anyone’s game heading into the third period between the Vernon Vipers and Powell River Kings Saturday night, but it was the Vipers who turned on the jets, propelling themselves to a huge home-ice victory.Neither team found the back of the net in the first period, and after two periods of play, the score was tied at one-a-piece. Both teams played a strong defensive game in the first 40 minutes of regulation, and it looked like it was going to be a close battle right to the very end.
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