Hawks drop road game to Rockets, 9-4
The Portland Winterhawks dropped a 9-4 contest to the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on Friday night.
Game #8: Portland (4) at Kelowna (9)
SOG: POR (34) – KEL (34)
PP: POR (3/5) – KEL (0/1)
Saves: Štěbeták (9/14) – Pilon (30/34)
Schlenker (16/20)
SCORING:
- KEL – Tig Iginla (2) from Andrew Cristall
- KEL – Tig Iginla (3) from Andrew Cristall and Caden Price
- KEL – Andrew Cristall (1) from Max Graham and Ethan Mittelsteadt
- POR – Jordan Duguay (2) from Kyle Chyzowski and Griffin Darby
- KEL – Caden Price (2)
- KEL – Jakub Stancl (1) from Kaden Longley and Hiroki Gojsic
- KEL – Jackson Kerig (1) from Jakub Stancl
- KEL – Hiroki Gojsic (1) from Ethan Mittelsteadt and Jake Pilon
- KEL – Tij Iginla (4) from Andrew Cristall and Caden Price
- KEL – Max Graham (1) from Caden Price and Andrew Cristall
- POR – Josh Zakreski (4) from Diego Buttazzoni and Tyson Jugnauth (Power Play)
- POR – Reed Brown (2) from Carsyn Dyck and Kyle Chyzowski (Power Play)
- POR – Diego Buttazzoni (4) from Ryan Miller and Kyle Chyzowski (Power Play)
GAME SUMMARY:
The Kelowna Rockets tallied three straight goals in the first period to open the scoring. Jordan Duguay got one back for the Winterhawks at 17:35 of the opening frame, ripping the puck from the left dot for the 3-1 score. The Rockets answered early in a second to earn back their three-goal lead. Five more Kelowna goals in the second saw the contest head to the final frame 9-1. Three power play tallies from Winterhawks Josh Zakreski, Reed Brown, and Diego Buttazzoni throughout the third period cut the deficit to five for the 9-4 final.
UP NEXT:
The Portland Winterhawks head south to Seattle to face the Thunderbirds on Saturday, October 12 at 6:05 p.m. at Acesso ShoWare Center to round out their four-game road trip.
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