Giants Drop Front Half of a Home-And-Home with Seattle
February 6, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants left wing Adam Hall vs. the Seattle Thunderbirds
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Brian Liesse)
Seattle, WA - Saturday night in Kent, WA the Vancouver Giants (16-23-2-0) dropped a 7-2 decision to the Seattle Thunderbirds (25-11-4-2). Lukas Svejkovsky paced the Seattle attack with a goal and three assists while Reid Schaefer and Lucas Ciona each struck twice. Justin Lies and Adam Hall provided third period goals for the Giants who trailed 3-0 after one, and 5-0 after two. Jesper Vikman and Will Gurski combined for 30 saves on 37 shots faced while rookie Scott Ratzlaff stopped 27 of the 29 Vancouver shots fired his way.
1st Period:
The Thunderbirds had a 3-0 lead after the first period. 24 seconds into the game Reid Schaefer snapped his 18th of the season past Jesper Vikman off the rush from the right wing. Lucas Ciona (12) then tucked home a Lukas Svejkovsky rebound at 13:57 to make it a 2-0 game, and Jordan Gustafson (17) one-timed a Connor Roulette feed home from the high slot at 19:02 to round out the first period of scoring. The Giants thought they'd tied the game at 1-1 at the 9:33 mark, but a Cole Shepard power play goal was called back due to accidental goaltender interference.
Shots: 13-8 Seattle
2nd Period:
At 9:13 Lukas Svejkovsky (16) raced down the right wing and wired a shot past Jesper Vikman to make it a 4-0 Seattle lead. That led to Will Gurski replacing Vikman for the remainder of the game in the Giants goal. Lucas Ciona added his second of the game on a power play at 16:06 to give the T-Birds a 5-0 advantage after two periods.
Shots: 12-10 Seattle
3rd Period:
Each team struck twice in the final frame. Justin Lies got the offense started for Vancouver with his seventh of the season at 4:49 off a shot from the right-wing circle during a delayed penalty. Reid Schaefer answered with his second of the night for Seattle off a two-on-one conversion with Jared Davidson. Just under two minutes later Sam Popowich (5) one-timed a Lukas Svejkovsky pass through Will Gurski's legs to make it 7-1. Adam Hall grabbed the game's final goal for the Giants off an individual shorthanded effort. Hall's 12th goal of the season was unassisted.
Shots: 37-29
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Seattle 7 - Vancouver 2
Final Shots: 37-29 Seattle
Jesper Vikman: 11/15 saves for Vancouver
Will Gurski: 19/22 saves for Vancouver
Scott Ratzlaff: 27/29 saves for Seattle
Vancouver Power Play: 0/4
Seattle Power Play: 1/4
3 Stars:
1) Lukas Svejkovsky (SEA - 1G, 3A)
2) Lucas Ciona (SEA - 2G)
3) Reid Schaefer (SEA - 2G)
Next Scheduled Game: A rematch with Seattle tomorrow at 4:00 PM at the Langley Events Centre.
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