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Blazers shock Rockets with late comeback

Kamloops evens WHL playoff series with two goals in final minute on Saturday in Âé¶¹AV
Kamloops Blazers v Âé¶¹AV Rockets
Kamloops forward Gage Quinney (left) checks Âé¶¹AV Rockets forward Cole Linaker in WHL playoff action Saturday at Prospera Place.

On Friday, the Kamloops Blazers' comeback attempt against the Âé¶¹AV Rockets fell just short.

A night later, the Blazers weren't to be denied.

Ryan Rehill scored with just 4.8 seconds remaining in the third period to boost Kamloops to a 5-4 victory over the Rockets in Game 2 of their WHL playoff series at Prospera Place.

With the Blazers' net empty and Kamloops trailing 4-3 late in the third, Colin Shirley knotted the game up with his second of the series at 19:29.

Twenty-six seconds later, Rehill buried his second of the night behind Âé¶¹AV netminder Michael Herringer to tie the best-of-seven series 1-1.

Tomas Soustal scored twice, while Rourke Chartier and Rodney Southam, with a shorthanded goal, also tallied for Âé¶¹AV.

The goaltenders, Herringer and ConnoR Ingram, each faced 44 shots.

Game 3 is set for Tuesday night in Kamloops.

 



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