Rockets Edge Bruins in Shootout

March 9, 2008

Tyson Barrie netted the shootout winner as the Kelowna Rockets battled to a 4-3 victory over the Chilliwack Bruins Sunday night in Chilliwack.

The Rockets opened up a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Colin Long and Mylan Kytnar before the Bruins came back with goals by Oscar Moller and Brandon Campos.  Moller’s second goal of the game, a shorthanded breakaway at 8:09 of period three, gave the Bruins their first lead of the night.  Kelowna defenseman Luke Schenn knotted the game at three at 13:38 and the two teams decided it in the shootout.

With the single point the Bruins manage to increase their lead to three points over the idle Kamloops Blazers for 7th in the WHL’s Western Conference.  Both teams have played 68 games on the season.

The Bruins next game is in Kelowna on Wednesday night.