The Portland Winterhawks managed a come-from-behind victory over the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night at Prospera Place.
Nick Merkley put the Rockets on the board with a power play goal 2:53 into the first period.
Portland answered back in short order to tie the game 1-1, also on the power play.
Kelowna picked up steam late in the first, adding a goal from Gordie Ballhorn and another from Kyle Topping just 49 seconds apart.
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The first period wrapped with Kelowna in front 3-1.
Reid Gardiner scored just under five minutes into the second period to give the Rockets a 4-1 lead.
That’s when the tide turned, and the Portland Winterhawks started to soar.
A power play goal by Portland 8:34 into the second period was followed by another goal less than one minute later.
The second frame ended with the Rockets still with the 4-3 advantage.
Portland owned the third period, picking up two more goals, the last one with just four seconds left in the game.
Portland came out on top, beating the Kelowna Rockets 5-4.
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