BLAZERS FALL 6-2 IN GAME 4
The Kamloops Blazers hosted the Kelowna Rockets Wednesday night in a pivotal Game 4 matchup, looking to shift momentum back in the series.
Kamloops once again turned to Logan Edmonstone in goal, while Kelowna countered with Harrison Boettiger.
The Blazers came out with a jump and were rewarded early, as JP Hurlbert fed Tommy Lafreniere a one-timer to beat Boettiger to make it 1-0 just over 2:00 into the frame. Kamloops kept the pressure on throughout the period, generating quality chances from Jordan Keller and Jacob Dumansky, but Boettiger held firm to keep the deficit at one. Kelowna responded late in the frame when Vojtech Cihar capitalized on a rebound, tying the game at 1-1.
Kelowna grabbed control in the middle frame, striking early on the power play as Hayden Paupanekis capitalized with the man advantage, giving Kelowna a 2-1 lead. The Blazers applied pressure and Tommy Lafreniere nearly tied the game but Boettiger came up with the stop. Kelowna extended their lead later in the period, as Dawson Gerwing buried a net-front opportunity to make it 3-1.
pushed early in the third period, looking for a quick goal to get back into the game, but Boettiger continued his strong performance between the pipes. The Rockets added another goal just four minutes into the frame when Tomas Poletin beat Edmonstone to make it 4-1, Cihar would make it 5-1 just two minutes later.
Kamloops showed some pushback midway through the period, as Lafreniere found the back of the net to cut the deficit to 5–2. But that’s as close as the Blazers would get before Carson Wetsch added another for Kelowna to seal a 6–2 victory.
