Oil Kings fall 3-2 in Kelowna
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Kelowna, BC - The Oil Kings had their opportunities but were unable to pull out a third straight win as they fell 3-2 to the Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday night. Rookie Stephen Shmoorkoff and veteran Travis Ewanyk scored the Oil Kings goals. The loss drops the Oil Kings record to 11-5-1-2 on the season as they remain third in WHL Eastern Conference.
The Kings opened the scoring just 4:38 into the game as Shmoorkoff tallied his 1st WHL goal. Curtis Lazar drew defense away from the Edmonton local who pinched into the zone and sniped a shot top shelf to make it 1-0. Kelowna bounced back with two quick goals before the midway point of the first off the sticks of Tyson Baillie and Henrik Nyberg.
Ewanyk found an equalizer just 24 seconds into the second period with a shot from the slot for his fourth of the year. Mitch Moroz and Klarc Wilson put in the work down below the goal before making a nice feed to Ewanyk who made it a 2-2 game.
Rourke Chartier notched the game winner for the Rockets early in the third off a loose puck in the Oil Kings slot. Oil Kings goaltender Laurent Brossoit came up with some huge saves, including a pair of partial breakaways to keep it close in the third. Edmonton out shot Kelowna 27-23 on the night but could not find an equalizer despite a late surge.
The Edmonton penalty kill lived up to it's number one ranking holding the Rockets to 0 for 5 with the man advantage. The Kings penalty kill has not allowed a power play goal in their last four games going a perfect 21 for 21 over that span.
HIGHLIGHTS
Edmonton was playing their second game in 24 hours after a 2-1 win over the Kamloops Blazers on Tuesday. Their six game road trip will finally wrap up with back to back games on Friday and Saturday in Prince George. Puck drop is set for 8:00 p.m. MST for both games. All games this season will be broadcast live on the TEAM 1260 and streamed live at WHL.ca.
The Oil Kings will return to home ice at Rexall Place on Saturday, Nov. 17 as they host the Raiders for their third meeting of the 2012-13 season. Back by popular demand, the Oil Kings will once again give away 1,000 WHL Championship replica rings. All fans at the game will be eligible to receive a ring, since scratch-and-win tickets will be used to determine the winners.
FOR MORE INFO OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS
Tickets are available at OILKINGS.CA, at the Rexall Place Box Office or at Ticketmaster outlets. For more information on season seats or flex packs, call 780-414-GOAL (4625).The Oil Kings 2012-13 season is presented by JLT, Insurance & Risk Management.
