Kelowna Rockets beat Portland Winterhawks behind balanced scoring
PORTLAND (Interstat) — Dawson Gerwing and Nate Corbet each had a goal and an assist as the Kelowna Rockets beat the Portland Winterhawks 4-2 on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Sam Auld opened the scoring for Portland in the second period, but Kelowna answered with three straight goals from Gerwing, Peyton Kettles and Corbet. Reed Brown pulled the Winterhawks within 3-2 in the third before Ryan Oothoudt sealed the win with 1:21 remaining. Oothoudt also had an assist, while William Matte and Owen Folstrom recorded assists for Kelowna. Auld and Brown each scored once for Portland, and David Hoy added an assist. Attendance was 3,061. Kelowna improved to 5-8, and Portland fell to 6-7. The Rockets won despite a lengthy third-period altercation that included fighting majors to Kettles and Portland’s Avery Laliberte. Gerwing finished with three shots on goal, and Corbet had three shots and two penalty minutes. Oothoudt recorded four shots.