The Kelowna Rockets lost to the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-3 on Friday.
Seattle came out strong with two goals in the first period.
Calvin Thurkauf put the Rockets on the board 12:07 into the first frame.
In the second period, Nick Merkley tied the game 2-2.
The Thunderbirds came back with two power play goals in the second period and one in the third.
Dillon Dube managed to find the back of the T-Birds net just seconds before the whistle blew to bring the score to 5-3.
Seattle now leads the series three games to two.
The two teams meet again for game six of the Western Conference final Sunday night at Prospera Place.