Five straight goals lifted the host North Okanagan Knights to a 5-1 win over the Kelowna Chiefs in the Knights91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ lone Kootenay International Junior Hockey League weekend game Friday, Oct. 22.

Alex Edwards scored the only goal of the first period for the Chiefs at 5:01. It stayed 1-0 Kelowna until the 16:19 mark of the second period when Adam Mueller tied the game on a powerplay for North Okanagan.

Knights player of the game Nicholas Rogalsky scored the game-winner at 3:26 of the third period. Devin Jameson had a pair of goals in the final 20 minutes and Nolan Thomas scored into an empty net.

The Knights (2-4) hit the road this weekend, taking on the Posse in Princeton Friday, Oct. 29 before visiting the Steam in Summerland Saturday, Oct. 30.

Next home game for North Okanagan is Friday, Nov. 5 vs the Chase Heat at 7:15 p.m. at the Nor-Val Sports Centre.

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