Honzek's Last Second Heroics Lift Giants to 3-2 Win
March 25, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull on game night
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC- Giants forward Ty Halaburda first and last, and goaltender Brett Mirwald was outstanding in a 3-2 OT win over the Winterhawks in Portland Tuesday night.
1st Period:
No Scoring.
2nd Period:
KEL: Andrew Cristall opened the scoring 4:31 into the second period with a fantastic individual effort on a partial break.
VAN: Skyler Bruce tied the game 0:41 later on a rebound after a Samuel Honzek shot pinged off the post.
KEL: Kayden Longley buried his first career WHL goal with 8:08 left in the period.
3rd Period:
VAN: Samuel Honzek tied the game with a one timer on the power play 4:44 into the third period.
VAN: Honzek netted his second of the night with 0.5 seconds left to break the tie and send the home crowd away happy.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 3 - Kelowna 2
Final Shots:
Vancouver: 20
Kelowna: 26
Brett Mirwald: 24/26 saves for Vancouver
Talyn Boyko: 17/20 saves for Kelowna
Vancouver Power Play: 1/2
Kelowna Power Play: 0/2
3 Stars:
Honzek (VAN)
Cristall (KEL)
Mirwald (VAN)
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 Vancouver Giants' Samuel Honzek celebrates win (Rob Wilton) |
 Vancouver Giants' Ty Thorpe in action (Rob Wilton) |
 Vancouver Giants' Julian Cull on game night (Rob Wilton) |
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