Giants Win 3-2 in OT Friday Night
January 7, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants battle the Tri-City Americans
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: John Keller)
Kennewick, WA - Giants first rounder Cameron Schmidt scored in his WHL debut and started the comeback as Vancouver overcame a 2-0 deficit to win in overtime.
1st Period:
TC: Jordan Gavin opened the scoring when he found a rebound amid a netfront scramble 13:47 into the game.
2nd Period:
TC: Jalen Luypen buried a shorthanded goal 4:30 into the second period to put the Americans up 2-0.
VAN: Cameron Schmidt, playing in his Western Hockey League debut, scored on a partial break to get the Giants on the board.
3rd Period:
VAN: Ty Halaburda tied the game with 11:58 remaining with a snipe from the left wing.
OT:
VAN: Brenden Pentecost banked in his second overtime winner of the season just 0:20 into the extra frame to give Vancouver a 3-2 win.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 3 - Tri City 2 (OT)
Final Shots:
Tri City: 37
Vancouver: 16
Jesper Vikman: 35/37 saves for Vancouver
Nick Avakyan: 13/16 saves for Tri City
Vancouver Power Play: 0/2
Tri City Power Play: 0/1
3 Stars:
1) Pentecost (VAN)
2) Vikman (VAN)
3) Luypen (TC)
Images from this story
 Vancouver Giants' Cameron Schmidt (John Keller) |
 Vancouver Giants' Matty Edwards in action (John Keller) |
 Vancouver Giants battle the Tri-City Americans (John Keller) |
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