Road team wins at home! What?

This COVID-19 world has turned everything upside down.

No fans in the building.

A 24 game season.

No playoffs.

Home teams are playing in their own arena, yet they are considered the visitors.

Rookie's are rock'n it and the Kelowna Rockets are scoring goals like its 2015. 

Eighteen year-old Dylan Wightman scored his first career WHL goal, then lit the lamp again in the third period in a 7-2 win over the lowly Victoria Royals. Wightman, a listed player, also chipped in with an assist for a three point night and first star honours. Overager David Kope also had a three point night (1+2=3) as the Rockets won back-to-back games for the first time this season while handing the Royals their 6th consecutive loss. Victoria has been out-scored 32-14 over that stretch.

• How good was Andrew Cristall's power play goal last night? A one timer from the lower portion of the face-off circle was one of beauty. If he scores more goals like that, we may need to call Cristall the 'pistol'. A nice pass from Jake Lee set up the best goal of the night.
• It was nice to see the Rockets power play click. Two chances and two goals. 
• Mark Liwiski showed some good hands last night. His second goal of the game was a nice net drive, before cutting to the middle and chipping the puck over the glove of Royals goaltender Adam Evanoff. Liwiski has 4 points in his last two games. Not bad for a player four penalty minutes shy of 200 for his career.
• Alex Swetlikoff sat this one out after serving a one game suspension for a high sticking major against Prince George Saturday. The 19 year-old will play in his 100th career WHL game tonight in Kamloops.
• Rookie d-man Will Irvine made his WHL debut. He went through the rookie lap prior to the pre-game warm-up and then took a spill at the blueline as his teammates took to the ice. Irvine also earned his first point, an assist on Wightman's second goal of the game.
• Dillon Hamaliuk came out firing last night. He led the team with 8 shots on net. 
• Rookie John Babcock earned his first career point - an assist on David Kope's opening goal just 2:31 into the opening period.
• Jake Lee plays in his 200th career game tonight in Kamloops.
• I like the Rockets willingness to go to the 'paint' to score goals. How many have they scored his season by going into the dirty areas to poke the puck past the goaltender? A greater emphasis or desire has resulted in the team putting up 14 goals in back-to-back games. Wightman's first goal....Trevor Wong's fifth of the season and Liwiski's opening goal last night all came from in-tight. 
• A spirited tilt between Tyson Feist and Cage Newans. I wasn't surprised at Feist's flurry with his gloves off, but Newans impressed in the lengthy bout.
• The Rockets and Royals meet two more times. Next Tuesday they clash before closing out the season May 12th.