G-Men Top the Royals in Victoria
Published on December 15, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Victoria Royals' Nicholas Cristiano on the ice
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Jay Wallace)
Victoria, BC - Five Giants had multi-point nights as Vancouver came into Victoria in need of a victory and secured one 5-3.
1st Period:
VAN: Jaden Lipinski opened the scoring for the second consecutive game with a rebound goal 6:20 into the opening frame.
VIC: The Royals answered back as Alex Thacker netted a power play goal with 2:44 left in the period.
2nd Period:
VAN: Samuel Honzek got in on the action with a rebound goal of his own 5:24 into the second to push the Giants ahead 2-1.
VAN: Lipinski sniped home his second of the night just 4:18 later on an odd man rush.
VAN: Dylan Anderson scored his second as a Giant on a bar-down point shot on the power play 2:50 after that.
3rd Period:
VAN: Ty Thorpe found himself alone in the slot 0:10 into a Giants power play early in the third and made it 5-1.
VIC: Brayden Schuurman scored on a fantastic individual effort to bring the score to 5-2 just 0:14 later.
VIC: Matthew Hudson brought the Royals within 2 with 8:24 left with a power play goal but that would wrap up the goals for the evening.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 5 - Victoria 3
Final Shots:
Victoria: 34
Vancouver: 23
Jesper Vikman: 31/34 saves for Vancouver
Nicholas Cristiano: 11/15 saves for Victoria
Logan Cunningham: 7/8 saves for Victoria
Vancouver Power Play: 2/6
Victoria Power Play: 2/4
3 Stars:
1) Lipinski (VAN)
2) Thacker (VIC)
3) Schuurman (VIC)
Next Game: The Giants head back home to host the Portland Winterhawks at the LEC Friday night.
Images from this story
 Vancouver Giants' Matthew Edwards and Dylan Anderson celebrate win (Jay Wallace) |
 Victoria Royals' Teague Patton in action (Jay Wallace) |
 Victoria Royals' Nicholas Cristiano on the ice (Jay Wallace) |
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