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Kelowna 4, at Victoria 5

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Final · SO · Western Hockey League

Victoria rallies from three-goal deficit to beat Kelowna in shootout

VICTORIA, British Columbia (Interstat) — Cameron Schmidt had a goal and an assist as Victoria rallied from a three-goal deficit and beat Kelowna 5-4 in a shootout Friday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The Royals trailed 4-1 in the second period before Ludovic Perreault scored late in the frame and Hayden Moore and Filip Novak scored in the third. Victoria improved to 7-3, while Kelowna fell to 4-7. Attendance was 3,611. Tomas Poletin scored twice and recorded six shots on goal and two penalty minutes for the Rockets, and Cole Braunshausen had a goal and an assist. Jakub Frolo added two assists for Kelowna, while Dawson Gerwing scored and had four shots on goal. Schmidt finished with eight shots on goal, and Savin Virk had two assists for Victoria. Moore added a goal, four shots on goal and two penalty minutes, and Perreault also scored for the Royals. Peyton Kettles had an assist for Kelowna.