iSight Optometry Recap: Rockets contained, shutout by Wild
The Kelowna Rockets were shut out for the first time this season on Saturday night by the Wenatchee Wild at the Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee, WA.
The Wild were able to extinguish any offensive effort from the WHL’s third-highest-scoring team, including killing off seven Rocket power plays. With the win, Wenatchee extended their win streak to five games.
Jari Kykkanen made 27 saves on 31 shots, while Daniel Hauser turned aside all 30 shots he faced.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS | BOXSCORE
GAME SUMMARY
Kenta Isogai (8) scored the lone goal of the first period while Kelowna Rocket forward Max Graham was sitting in the penalty box.
The Wild’s special teams struck again in the second period, with a shorthanded goal from Evan Friesen (4). With two seconds left on the clock, Nashville Predators prospect Graham Sward‘s (5) shot found its way past Jari Kykkanen.
Miles Cooper (5) put the Wild up by four goals 1:04 into the third period.
ADDITIONAL STATS
- The Rockets record is now 7-6-1-0
- Kelowna was 0/7 on the powerplay, Wenatchee was 1/3
- The Wild outshot the Rockets 31-30
- This was the second of four meetings between the Rockets and Wild, the season series is tied 1-1. They’ll face each other next on November 29th when the Wild make their final visit to Kelowna of the regular season
UP NEXT
The Rockets will return home to play two games next weekend at Prospera Place. They’ll host the Victoria Royals on Friday, the Red Deer Rebels and former Rocket Elias Carmichael will then make their lone visit of the season on Saturday.
Single Game Tickets can be purchased:
- Online at selectyourtickets.com
- By calling Select Your Tickets at 250-762-5050
- Or by visiting the Select Your Tickets box office at the Prospera Place box office. The box office is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and opens at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday home game days.
Six and twelve game Mini Packs for the Kelowna Rockets season are now on sale through Select Your Tickets. To learn how to save on walk-up tickets and use the flexibility of a Mini Pack click here.
