Rocket Recap: Dillon Hamaliuk scores two goals, including overtime winner
The Kelowna Rockets picked up their sixth overtime victory of the season with a 5-4 victory over the Prince George Cougars at the CN Centre in Prince George on Tuesday night.
The Rockets held a 2-1 lead heading into the third period. In the final period of regulation time, the two teams found the back of the net a combined five times to force extra time. Dillon Hamaliuk saved the day in overtime while Roman Basran stopped 20 shots to secure the Rockets 26th victory of the season.
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Kaedan Korczak (11) wired home a one-timer that Kyle Topping dropped back to him 3:46 into the game. Cole Moberg (9) tied up things on the Cougars first power-play of the game.
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Jonas Peterek fed the puck out from the left corner to an awaiting Matthew Wedman (17) in front of the Cougars net to give the Rockets a 2-1 lead 21 seconds into the middle period.
Dillon Hamaliuk (13) capitalized on the Rockets fifth power play of the game 4:49 into the third. Cole Moberg (10) wired a one-timer past Roman Basran five seconds into the power play to inch the Cougars back within one. Connor Bowie (11) fired a shot that deflected off of Korczak’s arm and into the Rockets net to tie up the game with 7:10 to play in the period. Pavel Novak (22) pushed the Rockets in front again late in the period, but the Cougars would answer with 19.6 seconds left in the third with a goal off of the stick of Filip Koffer (8).
The Cougars were making a line change when Alex Swetlikoff and Hamaliuk skated in on a two-on-one, Swetlikoff teed up Hamaliuk (14) with a one-timer to launch the Rockets to victory 2:17 into extra time.
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— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) February 26, 2020
Kelowna outshot Prince George 28-24.
The Rockets went 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Cougars were 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
Nolan Foote (lower-body), Liam Kindree (upper-body), Dylan Wightman, Michael Farren (upper-body), Jarod Newell and Sean Comrie (upper-body) were the Rockets scratches.
Pavel Novak had a goal and two assists, his eighth, ninth and tenth points against the Cougars this season, en route to being named the third star of the game.
A little Czech flair in tonight's @Trufrozen Three Stars #novomania🇨🇿 pic.twitter.com/nixPeJlt2c
— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) February 26, 2020
Kelowna will be back in action tomorrow night when the Cougars host the Rockets again, puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.
