Giants Score Late, Win 3-2 in OT
November 2, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Samuel Honzek and Jesper Vikman battle Medicine Hat Tigers' Dru Krebs
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Randy Feere)
Medicine Hat, AB - The Giants, playing without three of their top six defensemen, got themselves back in the win column with a thrilling overtime win in Medicine Hat Tuesday night.
1st Period:
VAN: Mazden Leslie opened the scoring on a rebound from a Samuel Honzek shot 14:58 into the opening frame.
2nd Period:
MH: Just 1:36 into the second, Brayden Boehm tied the game at one.
MH: Just over ten minutes later, Bogdans Hodass brought the Tigers ahead off a big rebound in the right circle.
3rd Period:
VAN: Giants captain Zack Ostapchuk scored on a one-timer with 5.3 seconds left in the game to send it to overtime.
OT:
VAN: Jaden Lipinski buried a breakaway 3:28 into overtime to end it in favour of the Giants.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 3 - Medicine Hat 2 (OT)
Final Shots:
Medicine Hat: 31
Vancouver: 29
Jesper Vikman: 29/31 saves for Vancouver
Beckett Langkow: 26/29 saves for Medicine Hat
Vancouver Power Play: 0/2
Medicine Hat Power Play: 0/3
3 Stars:
1) Lipinski (VAN)
2) Vikman (VAN)
3) Langkow (MH)
Next Game: The Giants are off to Swift Current, where they will take on the Broncos on Wednesday night.
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