file photo - KelownaNow - Leon Draisaitl with a pair of goals and one assist in the game. He now has 6 goals and 9 assists in his 10 games with the Rockets.
The WHL leading Kelowna Rockets doubled up on the cellar dwelling Lethbridge Hurricanes by a score of 6-3.
Leon Draisaitl and Gage Quinney both scored twice, Madison Bowey and Justin Kirkland had one each.
file photo - KelownaNow - Gage Quinney with a pair of goals on the night making it 6 goals and 6 assists in his 18 games played with the Rockets.
The Rockets jumped out to a 5-0 lead before the Hurricanes responded just past the midway mark of the second, beating Rockets rookie goaltender Michael Herringer.
The Rockets would take a 6-1 lead in the third before the Canes would get two quick ones to end the game 6-3.
The Rockets outshot the Canes 51-25, both teams went 1 for 4 on the man advantage.
The Rockets record now stands at 38-8-3-1 on the season.
Kelowna will finish its four game road trip Saturday night in Cranbrook when they take on the Kootenay Ice. So far they are 2-0-0-1 on this road trip.
The Rockets are back on home ice next weekend when they play Kamloops on Friday at Prospera Place as part of a home and home series between the two teams.
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