WHL Vancouver Giants

G-Men Grab 5-4 Win in PG

November 13, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release


Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull and Prince George Cougars' Noah Boyko in action
Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull and Prince George Cougars' Noah Boyko in action
(Vancouver Giants)

Prince George, BC - The Giants never trailed and Samuel Honzek had four points on his birthday as Vancouver won the first half of their two-game weekend at the CN Centre.

1st Period:

VAN: Samuel Honzek opened the scoring 5:03 into the game to bring the score to 1-0.

PG: Just a minute and a half later, Ryker Singer buried a penalty shot to even the score at 1.

VAN: Honzek netted his second of the night, this time on the power play, at 5:18 of the first to give the Giants a lead heading into the intermission.

2nd Period:

PG: Koen Ziemmer tied the game again on the power play 9:40 into the middle frame.

VAN: Captain Zack Ostapchuk restored the Giants lead with a fantastic individual effort just :21 later.

PG: Cougars overager Chase Wheatcroft buried a power play goal :33 after to tie the game yet again.

VAN: Ty Thorpe redirected a short with 1:05 left in the second period to put the Giants ahead going into the second intermission.

3rd Period:

VAN: Jaden Lipinski buried the game winning goal on the power play at the 1:42 mark of the third period.

PG: Cole Dubinsky got one back late on the power play for the Cougars but that was the end of the scoring for the night.

GAME SUMMARY

Final Score: Vancouver 5 - Prince George 4

Final Shots:

Prince George: 24

Vancouver: 27

Jesper Vikman: 20/24 saves for Vancouver

Ty Young: 9/12 saves for Prince George

Tyler Brennan: 10/12 saves for Prince George

Vancouver Power Play: 2/4

Prince George Power Play: 3/5

3 Stars:

1) Ostapchuk (VAN)

2) Honzek (VAN)

3) Singer (PG)

Next Game: The Giants take on the Cougars again at the CN Centre tomorrow afternoon.





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Vancouver Giants celebrate win
Vancouver Giants celebrate win

Vancouver Giants' Ty Halaburda and Colton Langkow in action
Vancouver Giants' Ty Halaburda and Colton Langkow in action

Vancouver Giants' Mazden Leslie battles Prince George Cougars' Koehn Ziemmer
Vancouver Giants' Mazden Leslie battles Prince George Cougars' Koehn Ziemmer

Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull and Prince George Cougars' Noah Boyko in action
Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull and Prince George Cougars' Noah Boyko in action

  



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