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Royals Best Winterhawks in Overtime

January 11, 2020 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals earned a 2-1 victory over the Portland Winterhawks as newly acquired Brayden Tracey scored the overtime winner and Shane Farkas stopped 42 of the 43 shots he faced.

Game Summary

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Scoring:

Royals - Keanu Derungs 1g-0a, Brayden Tracey 1g-0a (Game Winner), Carson Miller 0g-1a, Matthew Smith 0g-1a.

Portland - Reece Newkirk 1g-0a, Seth Jarvis 0g-1a, Johnny Ludvig 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Shane Farkas (W) - 61:46 mins, 42 saves on 43 shots.

Portland - Joel Hofer (OTL) - 61:46 mins, 29 saves on 31 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals - 0/3=0.00%

Portland - 1/4=25.0%

Notes:

Overtime Win: Tonight's victory over the Portland Winterhawks marked the first overtime win for the Royals this season. In extra time, Victoria holds a overtime record of 1-2 and a mark of 4-0 in the shootout.

Former team: Victoria netminder Shane Farkas played against his former team for the first time since being traded to the Royals on May 2, 2019. Farkas played for Portland from 2016-19. Over those three seasons, he earned a 47-24-3-4 record, a 2.96 goals against average, a 0.902 save percentage and seven shutouts.

Debut Goal: Victoria's newly acquired forward Brayden Tracey scored in his debut contest with the club tonight. The last Royal to do so was Brandon Cutler on September 21, 2018 against the Prince George Cougars.

Streak Ended: Portland's win streak was halted at six games with tonight's loss. The Winterhawks were last defeated on December 15th, in a shootout, against the Seattle Thunderbirds.

Gold Medalist: Winterhawks' goaltender Joel Hofer returned to Portland's line-up tonight after winning gold with Team Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

Up Next: The Royals will conclude their two-game set against the Portland Winterhawks tomorrow night. Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7777, or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.

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