Friday WHL summary
Rockets 6 at Cougars 3
First Period
1. Prince George, Harkins 6 (Witala, Ruopp) 2:34 (pp)
2. Kelowna, Baillie 14 (Les, Schmidli) 5:22 (pp)
3. Kelowna, Baillie 15 (Kirkland, Chartier) 19:47 (pp)
Penalties -- Gatenby Kel (tripping) 1:57, Bobos PG (interference) 3:56, Hopkins PG (holding) 13:52, Anderson PG (slashing) 18:28.
Second Period
4. Prince George, Morrison 6 (Witala) 1:04
5. Kelowna, Chartier 21 (Goulbourne, Lees) 18:00 (pp)
Penalties -- Johansen Kel (tripping) 10:48, Anderson PG (check to the head) 16:59, Hefley Kel (double roughing), Ruopp PG (roughing) 18:27.
Third Period
6. Prince George, Boyd 1 (Bethune, Carvalho) 8:42 (sh)
7. Kelowna, Chartier 22 (Merkley) 10:15
8. Kelowna, Schmidli 3 (Southam, Linaker) 12:48
9. Kelowna, Southam 3 (Linaker) 19:25 (en)
Penalties -- Kel bench (too many men, served by Stephens) 3:28, Hopkins PG (closing hand on puck) 7:49.
Shots on goal by
Kelowna15813--36
Prince George3128--23
Goal -- Kelowna, Whistle (W,16-1-1-0); Prince George, Rathjen (L,0-1-0-0).
Power plays --- Kel: 3-5; PG: 1-5.
Referees -- Clayton Hall, Jeff Ingram; Ryan Gibbons, Tom Henetiuk.
Attendance -- 2,714.
Scratches -- Kelowna: G Jake Morrissey (healthy), D Dalton Yorke (injured, upper body), D Mitchell Wheaton (injured, upper body), LW Tanner Wishnowski, (injured, upper body) C Dillon Dube (injured, lower body), RW Austin Glover (injured, upper body); PG: G Tavin Grant (healthy), D Marc McNulty (injured, upper body), D Kobe Eagletail (healthy), LW Jari Erricson (healthy), LW Aaron Macklin (healthy), LW Chance Braid (suspended).
