Rockets on season-high win streak
The Kelowna Rockets shut out the Prince Albert Raiders 4-0 on Saturday night at Prospera Place.
New York Rangers prospect Talyn Boyko made 51 saves to secure the Rockets win and his second shutout of the season.
“PA works but I’ve got two words, Talyn Boyko,” said Rockets head coach Kris Mallette in his post-game interview. “He was outstanding for us tonight, 50 plus shots for a shutout was unbelievable. When we were killing penalties, we were able to get some sticks on things that maybe took some interesting bounces, but Talyn was square to it, got a piece of it, and was able to get it to the corner.”
The Rockets played their second consecutive game with five defencemen due to injuries. Mallette talked about his younger group having to step up while John Babcock and Marek Rocak both missed their fourth game with upper body injuries.
“We rode five defencemen two games in a row, expecting them to do certain things. Last night was the same. I thought they did a really good job of allowing our goaltender to see the puck and they competed extremely hard back there.”
With the win, the Rockets win streak has been extended to a season-high three games taking down the Vancouver Giant 5-4 on Friday night at Prospera Place.
The Rockets will head up north for games in Prince George against the Cougars tonight and Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.
Kelowna will return to Prospera Place for two home games on Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m., hosting Prince George on Friday and the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday.
Single-game tickets for all Rockets home games are on sale at Select Your Tickets.
Tickets can be purchased online through selectyourtickets.com, at the Prospera Place box office, or by phone at 250-762-5050.