Giants Take Clash with PG in OT
March 12, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Kyren Gronick versus Prince George Cougars' Caden Brown
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC - The Giants bounced back from a pair of losses this weekend with a big 3-2 win against the Prince George Cougars Sunday afternoon. Brett Mirwald made 34 stops and captain Ty Thorpe buried the overtime winner to send the local crowd home happy.
1st Period:
No Scoring.
2nd Period:
VAN: Julian Cull opened the scoring on a 2-on-1 rush with Kyren Gronick.
PG: Zac Funk tied the game 3:13 later on a delayed penalty.
VAN: Connor Dale sniped one top corner from the left wing to regain the lead for Vancouver 7:13 into the period.
PG: Hudson Thornton tied the game again on the powerplay with 8:07 left in the second.
3rd Period:
No Scoring.
OT:
VAN: Ty Thorpe finished the game on a powerplay 1:10 into overtime.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 3 - Prince George 2 (OT)
Final Shots:
Vancouver: 27
Prince George: 36
Brett Mirwald: 34/36 saves for Vancouver
Tyler Brennan: 24/27 saves for Prince George
Vancouver Power Play: 1/5
Prince George Power Play: 1/4
3 Stars:
1) Mirwald (VAN)
2) Palmieri (VAN)
3) Thorpe (VAN)
Images from this story
 Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull in action (Rob Wilton) |
 Vancouver Giants' Ty Thorpe celebrates win (Rob Wilton) |
 Vancouver Giants' Kyren Gronick versus Prince George Cougars' Caden Brown (Rob Wilton) |
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