After two lacklustre periods, the Spokane Chiefs come alive in the third period on a power play goal by Tyler Johnson and a short-handled goal by Matt Marantz (originally credited to Steve Kuhn), but Geordie Wudrick's second goal, a power play marker 42 seconds into overtime, lifts Kelowna to a 3-2 win. Complete box below. Here is the story.

Rockets 3, Chiefs 2, OT

Spokane – Saturday

First period

1, Kel, Franko 5 (Barrie, McColgan) 8:25, pp.

2, Kel, Wudrick 11 (Stene, Bloodoff) 15:05.

Penalties – McColgan, Kel  (hooking) :23; Vanscourt, Spo (interference) 8:20; Stene, Kel (roughing), Kramer, Spo (roughing, checking from behind) 16:28.

Second period

None

Penalties – Chapman, Kel (fighting major), Kramer, Spo (fighting major) 5:50; Jobke, Kel (cross checking) 7:21.

Third period

3, Spo, Johnson 16 (Vanscourt, Brassart) 8:58, pp.

4, Spo, Kuhn 5 (Marantz) 13:04, sh.

Penalties – Severson, Kel (tripping) 7:09; Gal, Spo (goaltender interference) 11:18; Baldwin, Spo (delay of game) 19:11.

Overtime

5, Kel, Wudrick 12 (McColgan, Barrie) :42, pp.

Shots on goal by
Kelowna   12-5-10-1_28
Spokane   4-5-14-0_23

Goal (shots-saves) — Kelowna: Brown (W, 11-10-0-0) 23-21. Spokane: Engle (L, 0-2-1-1) 28-25.

Power plays (goals-chances) — Kelowna 2-4; Spokane 1-3.

Referees — Jeff Ingram, Sean Raphael. Linesmen — Bevan Miller, Ron Dietterle.

Attendance – 5,918.

 Scratches – Kelowna: Gal Koren, Max Adolph, MacKenzie Johnston, Jessey Astles. Spokane: James Reid, Garrett Leedahl, Cole Hamblin, Anthony Bardaro, Reid Gow, Dominik Uher.

 

 

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