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By Aaron Schulze

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Blazers beat rival Rockets 6-2

Feb 27, 2022 | 10:12 AM

KAMLOOPS — After seven straight head-to-head losses, the Kamloops Blazers finally beat their rival Kelowna Rockets in the 2021-22 Western Hockey League (WHL) season with a 6-2 win at the Sandman Centre Saturday (Feb. 26) night.

Luke Toporowski scored his first of three goals with a wrist shot high in the slot to open the scoring for Kamloops. He scored his second goal by cutting in front with a wrist shot 36 seconds into the second period to extend the lead to 2-0, before the Rockets would tie it 2-2 with two goals in under four minutes. However, Daylan Kuefler tipped in a Toporowski slap shot to give the Blazers a 3-2 lead late in the second.

Kamloops never looked back, scoring three goals in the third to blow the game open.

The Blazers improve to 36-14-2 on the 2021-22 WHL season, good for 74 points in 52 games. Kamloops is second in the Western Conference and first in the B.C. Division. Next up is a game Wednesday (March 2) against the Spokane Chiefs. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. from the Sandman Centre.

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Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Blazers, Luke Toporowski (32) from Mats Lindgren and Logan Stankoven (power play), 8:41

Second Period

2-0, Blazers, Luke Toporowski 2 (33) from Caedan Bankier and Logan Stankoven, 0:36

2-1, Rockets, Tyson Feist (12) from Max Graham, 1:02

2-2, Rockets, Colton Dach (17) from Marcus Pacheco and Adam Kydd, 4:44

3-2, Blazers, Daylan Kuefler (26) from Luke Toporowski and Logan Stankoven, 14:57

Third Period

4-2, Blazers, Ethan Brandwood (5) from Drew Englot and Daylan Kuefler, 5:03

5-2, Blazers, Luke Toporowski 3 (34) from Logan Stankoven and Kaden Hammell, 9:59

6-2, Blazers, Daylan Kuefler 2 (27) from Caedan Bankier and Luke Toporowski (power play), 18:17

Goaltending

Dylan Ernst (W), Blazers, 24 saves on 26 shots in 60 minutes played.

Talyn Boyko (L), Rockets, 32 saves on 38 shots in 60 minutes played.