Rocket Recap: Kelowna opens road trip with a 2-1 win over Prince Albert
The Kelowna Rockets opened their prairie road trip with a 2-1 win over the Prince Albert Raiders Friday night at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Sask.
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Matthew Wedman made his debut with the Rockets, collecting an assist on the game-winning goal. Kelowna acquired the 20-year-old centreman from the Seattle Thunderbirds last night.
Dallon Wilton (2) opened the scoring 3:31 into the second period. He was standing at the side of the net when a rebound bounced out to him. Prince Albert thought they had tied the game later in the period when they crashed the Rockets net, but video review determined that wasn’t a good goal.
While on a five on three power play, captain Nolan Foote (14) ripped a shot past Boston Bilous with just over six minutes to play in the game.
Wedman has his first point in a Rocket uniform on Nolan’s 8th power-play goal of the season.
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???? @Korczak21 pic.twitter.com/fBE9uaE4t2— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) December 7, 2019
Kelowna’s record jumps to 15-8-1-2.
Roman Basran turned aside 26 of the 27 shots he faced, his record moves to 12-5-1-2. Prince Albert outshot Kelowna 27-15.
The @Trufrozen first star of the game, @RomanBasran, stopped 26 of 27 shots to pick up his 12th win of the season. pic.twitter.com/06E7vElDIz
— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) December 7, 2019
The Rockets will continue their road trip tomorrow against the Saskatoon Blades, puck drop is set for 5:00 pm PST.
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