
Cougars Fall 5-4 to Giants at Home
November 13, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release
PRINCE GEORGE, BC - The Prince George Cougars (9-9-0-0) were able to score late to get within one, however, the Vancouver Giants (7-7-2-2) held on to defeat the Cougars 5-4 in front of 4465 fans at the CN Centre.
Vancouver got the scoring started in the first period, courtesy of their points leader Samuel Honzek. Prince George was able to tie the game on a Ryker Singer penalty shot, but Honzek again was able to find the back of the net to make it 2-1 Giants after the opening twenty minutes.
In the second, there were three goals scored in under a minute of play. Koehn Ziemmer got the game tied, but Zack Ostapchuk scored shortly after to re-gain the Giants lead. Chase Wheatcroft was able to bury one on the power-play seconds after the Ostapchuk marker, however, the Giants got the last laugh in the period with Ty Thorpe scoring late in the period to make it 4-3 Vancouver.
In the third, the Giants added to their lead, getting an early one from Jaden Lipinski. The Cougars got one late from Cole Dubinsky to make it 5-4, but that was as close as they could come. The Giants collect their second straight win with a. 5-4 victory over the Cougars.
GAME NOTES
-Koehn Ziemmer and Hudson Thornton's point streak extended to 10 games
-Cole Dubinsky scores his second goal as a Cougar in his second game
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring
Cougars: Singer, Ziemmer, Wheatcroft, Dubinsky
Giants: Honzek (2), Ostapchuk, Thorpe, Lipinski
Goaltending
Cougars: Ty Young 29:40 (3 GA 9 Saves)
Tyler Brennan 27:28 (2 GA 10 Saves)
Giants: Jesper Vikman 60:00 (W) (4 GA 23 Saves)
Power-Play
Cougars: 3/5
Giants: 2/4
Shots
Cougars: 27
Giants: 24
Three Stars:
1.VAN: Zack Ostapchuk (1G 4A)
2.VAN: Samuel Honzek (2G 2A)
3.PG: Ryker Singer (1G)
Next Game: Sunday, November 13th at the CN Centre against the Vancouver Giants at 2:00 PM.
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