Giants Shut Out Tuesday in PG
Published on March 1, 2023 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Ty Thorpe and Prince George Cougars' Caden Brown on the ice
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: James Doyle)
Prince George, BC - The Giants couldn't beat Tyler Brennan and the Cougars' powerplay was clicking Tuesday night in Prince George as the Giants dropped the first half of a back to back up north.
1st Period:
PG: Koehn Ziemmer opened the scoring for the Cougars with a power play goal on a one-timer 11:28 into the first.
2nd Period:
PG: Jaxsen Wiebe doubled the lead for Prince George 13:17 into the middle frame.
PG: With less than a minute to go in the second, Riley Heidt made it 3-0 with another goal on the man-advantage.
3rd Period:
PG: Hudson Thornton added to the powerplay onslaught with a goal of his own while up a man, making it 4-0 just 3:08 into the third period.
PG: Chase Wheatcroft made it 5-0 with 8:04 to go.
PG: With 4:11 left, Caden Brown finished the night with a deflection goal off a net front scramble.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 0 - Prince George 6
Final Shots:
Vancouver: 22
Prince George : 35
Jesper Vikman: 29/35 saves for Vancouver
Tyler Brennan: 22/22 saves for Prince George
Vancouver Power Play: 0/5
Prince George Power Play: 3/5
3 Stars:
1) Brennan (PG)
2) Wheatcroft (PG)
3) Heidt (PG)
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