G-Men Extend Win Streak to 3
October 28, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Ethan Semeniuk and Edmonton Oil Kings' Gavin Hodnett in action
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Andy Devlin)
Edmonton, AB - The Giants kicked off their Central Division road swing with a 2-1 victory in Edmonton, their third straight win overall. It was Head Coach Michael Dyck's 250th career WHL win.
1st Period:
EDM: Vojtech Port opened the scoring with a breakaway goal 2:23 into the game to put Edmonton ahead 1-0.
VAN: Fifteen minutes later, Colton Langkow redirected a Tom Cadieux point shot, it was a power play goal.
2nd Period:
No Scoring.
3rd Period:
VAN: Mazden Leslie buried the winner on a powerplay at 10:52 of the third period.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 2 - Edmonton 1
Final Shots:
Edmonton: 29
Vancouver: 38
Brett Mirwald: 28/29 saves for Vancouver
Alex Worthington: 36/38 saves for Edmonton
Vancouver Power Play: 2/7
Edmonton Power Play: 0/5
3 Stars:
1) Worthington (EDM)
2) Mirwald (VAN)
3) Lipinski (VAN)
Next Game: The Giants head to Red Deer to take on the Rebels tomorrow night.
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