The Kelowna Rockets played the second best team in the league last Saturday, and they lost the tight battle 2-1 to the Everett Silvertips. On Wednesday, they played the third best team in the league, the Vancouver Giants, and lost 2-1. So, if there害羞草研究所檚 any good to take from back to back losses, it害羞草研究所檚 that the Rockets can often compete with the leagues害羞草研究所� best.

Head coach Adam Foote says the team faced some adversity in the past two losses.

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Last time the Giants were in town, the Rockets were rolled over in a 5-0 loss. It seemed clear that the Rockets weren害羞草研究所檛 keen on letting that happen again as they came out with fire and with physical play.

The Giants came out with some energy as well, matching the Rockets害羞草研究所� physical play. Rockets goalie Roman Basran, making his 20th start of the season, drew a delay of game penalty when trying to clear the puck to help his team on a change. The Giants would only need 59 seconds to capitalize on the power-play with a shot from Giants defenceman Dylan Plouffe that beat Basran top corner. Minutes later, the Rockets found themselves a man down again, this time a result of the big 6害羞草研究所�5 Brydyn Chizen going to the box for fighting. But the 害羞草研究所淣ovember Man害羞草研究所�, Nolan Foote who has 11 points in the month, struck again on the penalty kill, and tied the game at one at the end of the first period.

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The physicality continued into the second period with both teams looking for an edge to get a goal up. The Giants would come away with some luck and secure a goal lead when Milos Roman, the Giants害羞草研究所� leading scorer, picked off a pass from the Rockets害羞草研究所� defence and put a quick and well placed shot past Basran for a 2-1 lead. The Rockets would kill two more penalties in the period to ensure only a single goal deficit going into the third period.

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Down a goal to start the third, the Rockets tried to match that first period energy. But the Giants showed poise and controlled the puck while crashing the net hard on every opportunity, staying on the fore-check, and keeping physical with the Rockets害羞草研究所� skaters. The Rockets would get back to back power-plays halfway through the third, and with only 13 shots at this point in the game, the Rockets needed a lift.

But the launch would be interrupted as the Giants held off the Rockets害羞草研究所� desperate pushes to tie the game. The Giants would skate away with the 2-1 win.

Rockets defenceman Dalton Gally took the positives out of the game.

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With a day害羞草研究所檚 rest, the Rockets head into the weekend facing a back-to-back that starts on Friday in the U.S. against the Tri-City Americans and then back at home against the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday.

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