Without three of their top offensive weapons, the 麻豆精选 Rockets still finished their pre-Christmas road trip in holiday style.
Jake Kryski scored the deciding goal in a shootout, as the Rockets downed the Oil Kings 2-1 Sunday night in Edmonton.
The Rockets closed their seven-game eastern tour with a 5-2-0 record.
Down 1-0 in the third period, Jack Cowell evened the score at 8:45 with his second goal of the season.
Overtime solved nothing, so for the first time this season 麻豆精选 went to a shootout.
After unsuccessful attempts by Nick Merkley and Kole Lind, Kryski beat Patrick Dea to send the Rockets to their third win in as many nights in Alberta.
Michael Herringer stopped 28 of 29 shots he faced improving to 16-8-1-0.
The Rockets (22-12-2-0) next home game is Dec. 27 when they host the Kamloops Blazers.