Giants Drop 4-3 Shootout to PG
Published on October 8, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Tom Cadieux versus Prince George Cougars' Riley Heidt
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC - The Giants opened the scoring for the second time this season but dropped a shootout to their division rival the Prince George Cougars. Colton Langkow scored his first career WHL Regular season goal in the second period.
1st Period:
VAN: Ty Halaburda sped down the right wing and wristed a shot short side to give the Giants a lead with 14:04 into the opening frame.
2nd Period:
PG: Chase Wheatcroft tied the game with a fantastic individual effort midway through the second period.
PG: Koen Ziemmer tipped in the 2-1 goal on a power play with 6:18 remaining in the period.
VAN: Colton Langkow banged in a Lipinski rebound to tie the game with 3:11 remaining in the middle frame.
3rd Period:
VAN: Ethan Semeniuk opened the scoring at the 0:26 mark of the third, he recovered a puck on the forecheck and backhanded it short side.
PG: Riley Heidt tied the game on a 2-on-1 at 8:05 of the third.
OT:
No Scoring.
SO:
VAN: Thorpe - No Goal
PG: Wheatcroft - No Goal
VAN: Honzek - No Goal
PG: Ziemmer - No Goal
VAN: Lipinski - No Goal
PG: Heidt - No Goal
VAN: Gronick - No Goal
PG: Boyko - No Goal
VAN: Semeniuk - Goal
PG: Becher - Goal
VAN: May - No Goal
PG: MacAdams - Goal
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Prince George 4 - Vancouver 3 (SO)
Final Shots:
Prince George: 34
Vancouver: 32
Jesper Vikman: 31/34 saves for Vancouver
Tyler Brennan: 29/32 saves for Prince George
Vancouver Power Play: 0/2
Prince George Power Play: 1/3
3 Stars:
1) Ziemmer (PG)
2) Lipinski (VAN)
3) Semeniuk (VAN)
Next Game: The Giants host the Seattle Thunderbirds at the Langley Events Centre next tomorrow night, puck drop is 7PM.
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