WHL Vancouver Giants

Giants Fall 3-1 to the Spokane Chiefs Friday Down South

Published on January 11, 2020 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release


Vancouver Giants left wing Michal Kvasnica vs. the Spokane Chiefs
Vancouver Giants left wing Michal Kvasnica vs. the Spokane Chiefs
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Larry Brunt)

Spokane, WA - Friday night in Spokane, WA the Vancouver Giants (17-17-2-2) dropped a 3-1 decision to the Spokane Chiefs (21-13-4-1). Chiefs goaltender Lukas Parik put forth a first-star performance stopping 41 of the Giants 42 shot attempts - 35 of which came in the second and third periods. Tristen Nielsen (19) had the lone goal for the Giants while Michael King (7), Eli Zummack (14) and Jack Finley (10) countered for Spokane. David Tendeck made 24 saves in the Vancouver net.

1st Period:

No Scoring

Shots: 8-7 Spokane

2nd Period:

SPO - 5:54 into the second period, the Chiefs got on the board when Michael King deflected a Ty Smith point shot past David Tendeck.

VAN - Two minutes and 30 seconds later, Tristen Nielsen responded for Vancouver with his team-leading 19th goal, off a back-door feed from Tyler Preziuso. Eric Florchuk added the second assist for the Giants, marking his first point with his new team.

Shots: 17 - 9 Vancouver

3rd Period:

SPO - Eli Zummack restored the Chiefs lead at 7:38 off a scramble in front of the Giants goal. Bear Hughes and Mac Gross assisted on the Zummack goal which extended his point streak to 16 straight games.

SPO - Jack Finley added some insurance for the Chiefs at 13:40. His shot from the left-wing circle beat David Tendeck off the rush, giving him 10 goals on the season. Adam Beckman and Filip Kral both assisted.

Shots: 18 - 10 Vancouver

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Final Score: Spokane 3 - Vancouver 1

Final Shots: 42 - 27 Vancouver

David Tendeck: 24/27 saves for Vancouver (10-10-1-1)

Lukas Parik: 41/42 saves for Spokane (10-3-2-0)

Vancouver: 0/0 on the Power Play

Spokane: 0/0 on the Power Play

3 Stars:

Lukas Parik (SPO - 41 Saves)

Eli Zummack (SPO - 1G, GWG)

Tristen Nielsen (VAN - 1G, 4 Shots)

Next Giants Game: A rematch with the Chiefs at home tomorrow night at 7:00 PM.

NOTES:

The Giants are now 1-1-1-0 against Spokane this season.

In his first game with the Giants, forward Eric Florchuk recorded an assist and three shots.

Kaden Kohle also made his Giants debut, and finished with an even plus-minus and one shot.

Tristen Nielsen has now scored in three straight games for the Giants and has notched 18 points over his past 15 games.

The Giants remain seven points back of the Kelowna Rockets for third in the B.C. Division and are three points ahead of Seattle for the first wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference standings.

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Vancouver Giants centre Kaden Kohle vs. the Spokane Chiefs
Vancouver Giants centre Kaden Kohle vs. the Spokane Chiefs
(Larry Brunt)		 Vancouver Giants centre Justin Sourdif vs. the Spokane Chiefs
Vancouver Giants centre Justin Sourdif vs. the Spokane Chiefs
(Larry Brunt)		 Vancouver Giants left wing Jackson Shepard vs. the Spokane Chiefs
Vancouver Giants left wing Jackson Shepard vs. the Spokane Chiefs
(Larry Brunt)
Vancouver Giants left wing Michal Kvasnica vs. the Spokane Chiefs
Vancouver Giants left wing Michal Kvasnica vs. the Spokane Chiefs
(Larry Brunt)		   



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