G-Men Make It 2 in a Row with OT Win
February 11, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Ty Thorpe on the ice
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Jay Wallace)
Langley, BC - The Giants scored a pair of unanswered goals and came back to win the game in overtime on Friday night in Victoria. Sammy May netted his first career Western Hockey League goal and Jesper Vikman delivered a first star performance en route to a 2-1 win over the Royals. The pair will face off again tomorrow night at the Langley Events Centre.
1st Period:
No Scoring.
2nd Period:
VIC: Teague Patton opened the scoring with 4:59 remaining in the second period off a rebound on an odd-man rush chance for the Royals.
3rd Period:
VAN: Sammy May banged home his first in the WHL 2:55 into the third to tie the game 1-1.
OT:
VAN: Ethan Semeniuk found a loose puck in the crease to finish the game 3:16 into the extra frame.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 2 - Victoria 1 (OT)
Final Shots:
Vancouver: 22
Victoria: 38
Jesper Vikman: 37/38 saves for Vancouver
Braden Holt: 20/22 saves for Victoria
Vancouver Power Play: 0/2
Victoria Power Play: 0/3
3 Stars:
1) Vikman (VAN)
2) Patton (VIC)
3) Sapousek (VIC)
Images from this story
 Vancouver Giants' Jaden Lipinski in action (Jay Wallace) |
 Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull on game night (Jay Wallace) |
 Vancouver Giants' Ty Thorpe on the ice (Jay Wallace) |
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