A stellar second and third period by Kelowna Chiefs led to a 7-5 win over the Quesnel River Rush at Rutland Arena on Friday (Oct. 18) night.
The Chiefs were down 4-0 after the first period on Quesnel goals by Dane Dietz (1), Caden Cygen (1), Gage Parrell (2), and Evan Murray (2).
Matt Fraser (1) got Kelowna on the scoreboard at 5:55 of the second period making it 4-1. Chase Gutor and Jake Kessler assisted. The Chiefs made it 4-2 about 3:30 minutes later as Ryan Mcauley (1) found the back of the net. Aiden Morcom and Luke Rishaug had the assists. Rishuag (3) made it 4-3 just over five minutes later with Matt Saretsky and Kessler helping.
Quesnel went up 5-3 0:12 into the third period when Isaiah Bagri (6) beat Chiefs goaltender Max Fowle who replaced Jedd Stybel at 9:30 of the first period.
Kelowna then reeled off four straight goals starting at 2:55 of the third as Morcom scored his second of the season making it 5-4. Bennett Kuhnlein and Parrell assisted. Rishaug (4) scored his second of the night 7:05 to tie the game. Own Miller (4) put the Chiefs up 6-5 at 15:39 of the third. Jonah Kaiser and Jack Libin had the assists. Gutor put the icing on the cake 0:38 later for the 7-5 win. Kaiser and Spencer Fowle had the assists.
Quesnel went through all three of its goaltenders during the game. Kelowna91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Stybel made five saves on nine shots, while Fowle made 19 saves on 20 shots. The Chiefs outshot the River Rush 46/29 and went 0/5 on the powerplay.
Kelowna put another check in the win column on Saturday (Oct. 19) night with a 5-4 overtime win against the Golden Rockets.
Jonah Kaiser (1) opened the scoring on the powerplay at 2:45 of the first period, with assists from Sam Lescabeau and Kaiden Sydenahm, giving the Chiefs a 1-0 lead. Golden91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Hudson Roach (1) tied the game at 8:51. Sydenham made it 2-1 Chiefs at 17:17. Matt Saretsky and Mathias Reha assisted.
There was no scoring in the second period, but the Rockets quickly took a 3-2 lead two-minutes into the third on goals from Chaz Jaeb (1) and Brayden Bissell (2). Just 1:30 later Gairen Bona (1) drew Kelowna even with Sam Del Cin assisting on the goal. Deegan Bert (1) put Golden up 4-3 at 17:18. The Chiefs tied the game and forced overtime with a goal from Lescarbeau (1) at 17:55. Bona and Aiden Morcom had the assists.
Luke Rishaug (5) put the game away at 0:35 into overtime for the 5-4 win.
The Chiefs outshot Golden 46/37, with goaltender Max Fowle making 33 saves, and went 1/5 on the powerplay. Kelowna is in fifth place in the
Bill Ohlhausen Division with 11 points and a 5-3-0-1-0 record. The Chiefs next game is in Merritt against the Centennials on Oct. 22.
