Late Goals Sink Giants Saturday Night
February 25, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Everett Silvertips' Beau Courtney versus Vancouver Giants' Kyle Bochek
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC - The Giants hosted the Everett Silvertips for the first time this season, and it was a highly contested matchup, with the teams being tied for over 53 minutes Saturday night. After a scoreless first period, each team netted one in the second, and Everett finished the game with a pair of goals in the final 2:07.
1st Period:
No Scoring.
2nd Period:
EVT: Caden Zaplitny opened the scoring with a deflection 6:38 into the second period.
VAN: Giants captain Ty Thorpe responded with a shot from a sharp angle that fooled Silvertips netminder Tyler Palmer 4:28 later.
3rd Period:
EVT: With 2:07 to play, Jesse Heslop broke the tie on an odd-man rush to put Everett ahead 2-1.
EVT: Aidan Sutter added an empty netter for Everett from his own zone with less than a second remaining.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 1 - Everett 3
Final Shots:
Vancouver: 23
Everett: 39
Brett Mirwald: 36/38 saves for Vancouver
Tyler Palmer: 22/23 saves for Everett
Vancouver Power Play: 0/2
Everett Power Play: 0/2
3 Stars:
1) Mirwald (VAN)
2) Hemmerling (EVT)
3) Heslop (EVT)
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