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A week from tonight it is the real thing. Tonight the Kelowna Rockets host the Giants in game three of four of the pre-season.

The Kelowna Rockets don’t give up a shot for 8 and a half minutes. Shots are 5-1. Scoreless in the first.

Very few whistles in this one. Giants get first power play with 5:01 to go in the first period. No score.

No score after 20 minutes. Cameron Schmidt owning the ice for the visitors. Jari Kykkanen sharp for Kelowna Rockets. Shots 10-8 Kelowna.

It is our first look at Giants first rounder Ryan Lin. 16 years-old. Nice player. Skilled. Smart. Noticeable. Right hand shot d-man.

Cameron Schmidt hits the crossbar and then Owen Folstrom and Levi Benson set up Luke Schelter. 1-0 Kelowna.

The Kelowna Rockets score again. Jaxon Kehrig finds the back of the net. Calhoon and Henderson with assists. 2-0 for the home team.

Ryan Lin beats Jari Kykannen to the blocker side with a nice shot from the right faceoff dot. 2-1 Kelowna Rockets.

Jakob Oreskovic finds pay dirt. It’s 2-2 with. 4:37 remaining in the second period.

It’s 2-2 after two periods. Shots in that period 10-9 for Kelowna. Shots are 20-17 overall for the Rockets.

We are off to overtime. 2-2 after 60 minutes. Shots 29-23 Vancouver. Giants elevated in third period, limiting the home team to just three shots on net.

With Kalder Varga in the penalty box, Tyson Zimmer scores in overtime in the Giants 3-2 victory. Kelowna Rockets now 1-1-1-0 in pre-season. They close out the exhibition schedule Sunday in Ladner.

Here is Kelowna Rockets HC Kris Mallette after Saturday’s pre-season OT loss. We asked him how he will get his team ready for the real season one week from tonight vs. Portland.

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