It was likely not how the West Kelowna Warriors wanted to win their playoff series against the Cranbrook Bucks - but they got the job done.
The Warriors were up 3-0 but the Bucks battled back to tie it and force Game 7 of the Interior Conference Quarter Final on Tuesday (April 16) night at Royal LePage Place.
West Kelowna won the game 5-1. The Warriors were up 4-0 by 4:30 of the third period on goals from Brennan Nelson (1), Viggo Nordström (3) on the power play, Dylan Krayer (2) and Felix Carson (5).
The Bucks got on the scoreboard with a short-handed goal nine minutes later to make it 4-1. West Kelowna91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Jackson Kyrkostas (2) fired into an empty net at 16:44 for the 5-1 win.
Warriors goaltender Matthew DellaRusso earned his third playoff victory making 18 saves on the 19 shots he faced.
West Kelowna outshot Cranbrook 38-19 and went 1/2 on the power play.
The Warriors advance to round two of the BCHL playoffs against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Game 1 is Friday (April 19) night at Royal LePage Place (RLP) with a 7:00 PM puck drop.
Tickets are available for purchase on the , the Warriors office, and the RLP box office, which opens one hour before puck drop on game day.
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