Giants Lose Tight Battle with Portland, 2-1
Published on December 17, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Brenden Pentecost on the ice
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC - A shorthanded Giants roster made a valiant effort against the first-place Portland Winterhawks, but Portland came away with a 2-1 win.
1st Period:
No Scoring
2nd Period:
POR: Kyle Chyzowski broke the scoreless deadlock 15:14 into the second period with a breakaway goal.
3rd Period:
POR: Robbie Fromm-Delorme extended the lead to two with a power play marker with 16:31 to go in the game.
VAN: Ty Halaburda brought the Giants within one with a fantastic individual effort just under nine minutes later, but they were unable to net an equalizer.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 1 - Portland 2
Final Shots:
Portland: 31
Vancouver: 41
Jesper Vikman: 29/31 saves for Vancouver
Jan Spunar: 40/41 saves for Portland
Vancouver Power Play: 0/4
Portland Power Play: 1/3
3 Stars:
1) Spunar (POR)
2) Halaburda (VAN)
3) Anderson (VAN)
Next Game: The Giants head to Portland for a rematch with the Winterhawks tomorrow night.
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