Tough to win when you give up seven

• The Kelowna Rockets scored five-second period goals against the Vancouver Giants Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Rockets, the visitors scored seven of their own. Brendan Gallagher scored three times, one of which was into an empty net, in the Giants come-from-behind 7-5 win.
• When was the last time the Rockets gave up seven goals at home? It was December 27/09 in a 7-3 home ice loss to the Giants. Kevin Connaughton had 2+2=4 in the win.
  
• It looked like the Giants would run away with the game after scoring two goals in the first 2:40 of the opening period. But despite a 2-0 lead after the opening frame, the Rockets scored five straight goals in the second period for a 5-2 lead. The three goal cushion wasn't enough on this night as the Giants scored the next five goals. Three of them came in the third period.
• Gallagher had three goals, but teammate Craig Cunningham did one better with five assists.
  
• Three of the Giants goals came on the power play. The Rockets failed on three attempts.
  
• Mitchell Callahan and Shane McColgan each had a goal and two assists in the loss. Callahan was again the inspirational leader with his hard nose play. Callahan scored, but he also got into two fights with willing participant Wes 'my name is to long' Vannieuwenhuizen.
• Give Giants d-man Neil Manning some credit for his play. Manning started out as a forward before shifting to defence as the game went along. Manning ended the night with a goal and two assists.
  
• Rockets forward Spencer Main had two goals and an assist and also got into a fight with 16 year-old Giants forward Dalton Sward.
• The Rockets could have taken a 6-3 lead in the second period but a goal by Tyson Barrie was disallowed after Evan Bloodoff was fingered to the penalty box for goaltender interference. It was the wrong call, and the Giants scored on the power play to make it a two goal game. Despite the mistake, Rockets head coach Ryan Huska couldn't get over the fact his team relinquished a three goal lead.
  
• Tyson Barrie returned to the lineup after a five game absence. Barrie collected one assist but was also on the ice for three of the Giants even strength goals.
• Defenceman Kevin Smith earned his first goal in a Rockets uniform. The 19 year-old was probably just happy to get rid of his full face shield for the first time in five games.
• The Rockets are now 3 and 7 after ten games and are 1 and 5 on home ice. Game three of a four game home stand continues Friday night against the Everett Silvertips.