Americans Snag Shootout Win over Giants
Published on September 2, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Tri-City Americans News Release
Everett, WA - The Tri-City Americans played their final of three games at the Delta Hotels Preseason Tournament hosted by the Everett Silvertips today. For the second time this weekend the game ended in a shootout win for the Americans.
Isaac Johnson scored both of the Americans goals against the Vancouver Giants. The first came 16:52 into the first period on the power play, assisted by Kyle Olson and Tom Cadieux. The team showed strength on the power play throughout the weekend finishing 5/16 with a man-advantage.
Johnson's second goal was unassisted only :26 seconds into the second period and stands as Tri-City's only even-strength goal of the weekend. He ends the preseason tournament leading the Americans in points (2-2-4).
Twenty-year-old Davis Koch scored the Giants first goal on a power play at 3:14 into the second period. The rest of the second period was highlighted by penalties. Four players from each Tri-City (Newell, Brown, Bruce, Clayton) and Vancouver (Dahliwal, Bulych, Hardy, Koch) received a fighting major and game misconduct. The game finished with 72 total penalty minutes for Vancouver and 70 for Tri-City.
A late third period goal from Justin Sourdif tied the game for the Giants and sent the game into overtime. Jared Dmytriw received a tripping penalty 1:30 into overtime, but the Americans were unable to capitalize on the two-minute power play.
Rookie goaltender Talyn Boyko stopped 25/27 Vancouver shots before denying all four shots in his second shootout of the weekend.
Seventeen-year-old Connor Bouchard scored the only goal in the four-round shootout to steal the win for the Americans.
SCORING SUMMARY:
1st period-
PEN 8:16 TC - Bouchard (interference)
PEN 8:44 VAN - Plouffe (hooking)
PEN 15:39 VAN - Valenti (too many men)
GOAL 16:52 TC - Johnson (Olson, Cadieux) (PP)
PEN 17:21 TC - Lajoie (slashing)
2nd period-
GOAL :26 TC - Johnson (unassisted)
PEN 2:30 TC - Bouchard (kneeing)
GOAL 3:14 VAN -Koch (Holt, Plouffe) (PP)
PEN 18:20 TC - Newell (unsportsmanlike cnd., major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:20 VAN - Dahliwal (charging, major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:36 TC - Brown (major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:36 TC - Bruce (instigator, major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:36 TC - Clayton (major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:36 VAN - Bulych (major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:36 VAN - Hardy (major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:36 VAN - Koch (major-fighting, game misconduct)
PEN 18:36 VAN - Sourdif (cross checking)
3rd period-
PEN 8:31 VAN - Plouffe (hooking)
GOAL 16:11 VAN - Sourdif (Watts, Brown)
Overtime-
PEN 1:50 VAN - Dmytriw (tripping)
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