The Wenatchee Wild have run into a hot Kelowna goaltender and now face elimination on Friday night in Game 5 of their Western Conference WHL Playoff series with the Kelowna Rockets
PHOTO: Wenatchee Wild forward Briley Wood pauses after celebrating his first-period goal in Tuesday’s Western Hockey League playoff game at the Kelowna Rockets. Kelowna moved ahead of Wenatchee in the best-of-seven series with a 5-1 win at Prospera Place. (Photo co...
After Wenatchee and Kelowna combined for 14 markers in Game 1, Saturday’s second game of their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal matchup was a tight, defensive struggle as the Rockets prevailed for a 3-1 win to tie the series. The series shifts to Canada for the third and fourth games this Tuesday and Wednesday.
Down 4-1 in the 1st period and 5-2 in the second, the Wild used a scorching stretch late in the second stanza on the way to an unforgettable 8-6 victory in the opening the game of the teams’ best-of-seven WHL Western Conference quarterfinal series with the Kelowna Rockets.
The Wenatchee Wild ran into a hot goaltender Sunday afternoon but still came out of the weekend with one of their season goals, a WHL playoff berth.
Wenatchee lost their Sunday matinee with Moose Jaw 3-0 at Town Toyota Center. The Warriors goaltender Jackson Unger earned the win turning away 35 Wild shots on goal.
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