Giants Fall in Shootout Friday Night
Published on March 10, 2023 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Jesper Vikman and Kelowna Rockets' Dylan Wightman in actionF
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)
Kelowna, BC - The Giants got out to an early lead, but were unable to hold on as Kelowna came back to win in front of their home crowd. Vancouver still picked up a point as the loss was of the shootout variety, and forward Samuel Honzek left the game in the second period with an injury following a high hit from Kelowna's Carson Golder, who was ejected from the game on the play.
1st Period:
VAN: Jaden Lipinski opened the scoring with a one-timer from the bumper spot on the powerplay 7:02 into the game.
VAN: Mazden Leslie doubled the lead 1:25 later with a top corner shot off the rush.
2nd Period:
KEL: Adam Kydd got one back for the Rockets 4:07 into the second period with a power play marker of his own.
VAN: Ty Thorpe made it 3-1 when he slapped in a bouncing puck with 14:22 left in the second.
3rd Period:
KEL: Max Graham buried a rebound into an open net 4:40 into the third to bring the game within one.
KEL: Andrew Cristall tied the game as the Rockets pressed with an extra attacker with 1:29 left in regulation.
OT:
No Scoring.
Shootout:
KEL: Stzurc - Goal
VAN: Lipinski - No Goal
KEL: Cristall - No Goal
VAN: Halaburda - No Goal
KEL: Pacheco - No Goal
VAN: Bruce - No Goal
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 3 - Kelowna 4
Final Shots:
Vancouver: 26
Kelowna: 37
Jesper Vikman: 34/37 saves for Vancouver
Jari Kykkannen: 23/26 saves for Kelowna
Vancouver Power Play: 1/3
Kelowna Power Play: 1/3
3 Stars:
1) Kydd (KEL)
2) Graham (KEL)
3) Leslie (VAN)
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