Chiefs drop Rockets 4-3
r Game photos By Marissa Baecker and Cindy Rogers located under photo gallery on homepage. Here, Rockets captain Lucas Bloodoff in the 4-3 loss. Cindy Rogers photo.
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r The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Kelowna Rockets Friday night, scoring four second period markers and holding on for a 4-3 win.
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r Down 4-2 entering the third period the Rockets took over, pushing to get back into the game. Mitchell Callahan got Kelowna within one goal with a laser-beam wrist shot that made the score 4-3 but the Rockets could get no closer, despite outshooting the Chiefs 12-6 in the third.
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r After a scoreless first period the teams exploded for six combined goals in the second period. Spokane got off to a quick start, taking a 3-0 lead on two goals by Tyler Johnson and one by Kyle Beach.
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r Tyson Barrie made it 3-1 with the first Rockets goal. Beach then scored a power play goal to make it 4-1 before Barrie's second of the night came with just 11 seconds left in the period to make it 4-2 after 40 minutes.
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r After Callahan made the score 4-3 the third, Kelowna had a late power play and pulled goalie Adam Brown, but couldn't force overtime.
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r Another sellout crowd of 6,123 fans took in the game at Prospera Place. The Rockets continue a four game homestand Wednesday night at 7 p.m. TIckets at www.selectyourtickets.com
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r Notes:
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r -Brandon McMillan returned to the lineup for the Rockets after missing six games with injury.
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r -Prior to the game Kyle St. Denis was named the MacDermott's on Bernard Kelowna Rockets player of the month with eight goals and eight assists in 15 games in October.
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r -Kelowna drops to 8-7-1-0.
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r -Spokane improves to 6-5-1-0.
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