The West Kelowna Warriors saw their eight-game winning streak on home ice come to a close in a 7-1 loss to the Cranbrook Bucks on Friday night at Royal LePage Place.
FINAL SCORE: 7-1 Bucks
SHOTS ON GOAL: 51-14 Bucks
WARRIORS PP: 1/2
WARRIORS PK: 7/9
3 STARS:
1) Bauer Morrissey (2-0-2)
2) Rhys Bentham (0-0-0)
3) Nick Peluso (0-3-3)
Fortis Energy Player of the Game: Luke Devlin (0-1-1)
The Warriors used a four-goal come-from-behind effort to force overtime but fell in the extra frame to the Merritt Centennials on Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.
A depleted Warriors roster, dressing just 11 forwards and 5 defensemen, showed a bit of their fatigue in the opening period as the Centennials scored four separate times to get ahead by a 4-0 score after the opening 20 minutes in the Nicola Valley.
FINAL SCORE: 5-4 Centennials (OT)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 42-24 Warriors
WARRIORS PP: 3/5
WARRIORS PK: 3/3
3 STARS:
1) Jacob Smith (1-0-1)
2) Aidan Lindblad (1-0-1)
3) Conor Sullivan (38 saves on 42 shots)
Fortis Energy Player of the Game: Carter Schmidt (0-0-0)
The Warriors (26-17-5-0) will return home for the first of a five-game home stand beginning with the Prince George Spruce Kings (24-19-4-1) making their final appearance of the season at Royal LePage Place. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM on Friday night with tickets available online on the Warriors website as well as at the Box Office ahead of the opening puck drop.
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