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Royals Defeated by Americans in Game 2

April 8, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals fell 4-1 to the Tri-City Americans on Saturday night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre and now trail their best-of-seven series 2-0.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - http://whl.ca/gamecentre/1015497/boxscore

Scoring:

Royals - Dante Hannoun 1g-0a, Matthew Phillips 0g-1a, Jared Freadrich 0g-1a.

Tri-City - Michael Rasmussen 3g-1, Morgan Geekie 1g-0a, Anthony Bishop 0g-1a, Jordan Topping 0g-1a, Juuso Välimäki, Sasha Mutala 0g-1a, Dylan Coghlan.

Goaltending:

Royals - Griffen Outhouse (L) - 58:15 Mins, 37 saves on 40 shots

Dean McNabb - 1:19 Mins, zero saves on zero shots

Tri-City - Patrick Dea (W) - 60:00 Mins, 25 saves on 26 shots

Power Play:

Royals - 1/5=20.0%

Tri-City - 1/4=24.0%

Notes:

Record Breaker - With an assist on the Royals' first goal, forward Matthew Phillips passed alumnus Jack Walker to set the new franchise record for most points in a single playoff run. Phillips has scored 17 points (6g-11a) over nine post-season contests this year, while Walker earned 16 points (8g-8a) in 13 games during the 2016 WHL Playoffs.

Man-Advantage Mania - With Victoria's powerplay goal tonight, forward Dante Hannoun and defenceman Jared Freadrich both tied a pair of franchise playoffs records. Hannoun's tally was his seventh point (2g-5a) on the man-advantage this post-season that tied alumnus Jack Walker's (3g-4a) mark that was set during the 2016 WHL Playoffs. Freadrich (1g-4a) meanwhile, tied former Royal Travis Brown's record of five points (1g-4a) for most playoff points by a defenceman achieved in the 2014 post-season.

Start Strong - After tonight's contest, the team who has scored the first goal of the game has earned a 7-1 record over Victoria's opening two series this post-season. The lone exception was in Game 6 of Round 1 when Victoria won 4-3 in overtime versus the Vancouver Giants.

Light the Lamp - Following Dante Hannoun's second period goal tonight, Victoria has now scored 11 times in the middle frame. This is the most of any period this post-season for the Royals as the club has scored seven times in both the first and third stanza.

The Road Ahead - The Royals are on the road to face-off against the Tri-City Americans for Game 3 and 4 Tuesday, April 10th and Wednesday, April 11th. Puck drop for both contests is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Home Cooking - If necessary Victoria will return home this Friday for Game 5 versus Tri-City with puck drop slated for 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7777, or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.

Round 2 Playoff Schedule - The Royals' second round playoff schedule against the Tri-City Americans is as follows:

Game 3 - Tuesday, April 10th - Toyota Center - 7:05 p.m.

Game 4 - Wednesday, April 11th - Toyota Center - 7: 05 p.m.

Game 5 - Friday, April 13th - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre - 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)

Game 6 - Sunday, April 15th - Toyota Center - 5:05 p.m. (if necessary)

Game 7 - Wednesday, April 18th - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre - 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)

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