Rockets Top Giants 4-1 Friday

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2023
Photo by: Rob Wilton
Langley, BC – The Giants dropped their fourth straight game as the Rockets tied the season series with a 4-1 win at the LEC Friday night.
1st Period:
KEL: Kelowna opened the scoring 1:09 into the game as Carson Golder shoveled home a rebound early.
2nd Period:
KEL: Grady Lenton increased the lead to 2-0 with a deflection with 4:46 left in the middle period.
3rd Period:
VAN: Ty Thorpe got the Giants on the board 4:08 into the third period with a shot from the high slot.
KEL: Just over eight minutes into the period, Gabriel Szturc scored a shorthanded goal on a breakaway to push it to 3-1.
KEL: Golder added his second of the night on the powerplay with 2:41 left.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 1 – Kelowna 4
Final Shots:
Kelowna: 33
Vancouver: 30
Jesper Vikman: 29/33 saves for Vancouver
Talyn Boyko: 29/30 saves for Kelowna
Vancouver Power Play: 0/8
Kelowna Power Play: 1/6
3 Stars:
1) Szturc (KEL)
2) Thorpe (VAN)
3) Golder (KEL)