It wasn't supposed to be like this. Heading into this weekend's two matchups with B.C. division rivals the 4-0-0-1 Vancouver Giants were in position to come out of the weekend with four points. But rather than capitalize on a revenge matchup with the Chilliwack Bruins and what should have been an easier game against the Kelowna Rockets the Giants came out of the weekend with only 1 point, thanks to a 5-4 overtime loss on Friday night.

Despite outshooting the Bruins 36 - 15 the Giants were never able to take a single lead against the Bruins. In fact the G-Men trailed 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-2 before mounting a third period comeback to get the game to overtime. However Bruins sniper Mark Santorelli scored on his teams first shot of the extra fram giving the Bruins their second non-regulation win against Vancouver.

Scoring for Vancouver were Spencer Machacek, Michael Repik and Mike Reich with a pair. Craig Cunningham and Garet Hunt each chipped in with two assists. The Giants powerplay suffered a major power outage going 1-for-8 on Friday night. With the poor performance Friday it was expected the boys would come out firing on all cylinders on Thanksgiving Monday. Again, it wasn't supposed to be like this.

The game opened with a tilt between Mike Berube and Cody Almond with both players landing shots in a drawn out fight. The Giants opened the scoring on the powerplay as Repik was left all alone in front to bury a Jonathon Blum point shot past Kelowna goalie Kristofer Westblom.

The lead was short-lived though as Jamie Benn scored his first Western Hockey League to on Kelowna-native Kraymer Barnstable, making his first start in the WHL. Five minutes later Rockets d-man Tyson Barrie scored a powerplay and the Giants were again playing catch-up. The Rockets would go up by two goals at 7:56 of the second period on a shorthanded goal by Brandon McMillan.

Before the second period ended rookie Mike Piluso scored his first WHL goal to cut the lead to 3-2. But at 12:54 of the second period Rockets captain James McEwan restored the two goal lead and as time wound down the Giants were on the bad end of a 4-2 loss - their first loss in regulation this season.

Things don't get any easier for the Giants as the Calgary Hitmen and Tri-City Americans make their way to the Coliseum this weekend before the boys board the bus for the third game in the Global Cup against the Bruins.