Royals Dropped by Winterhawks
Published on March 8, 2020 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release
Portland, OR - The Victoria Royals lost 4-1 to the league leading Portland Winterhawks on Sunday night at the Moda Center.
Game Summary
Gamesheet - bit.ly/2vGCzWB.
Scoring:
Royals - Brayden Tracey 1g-0a, Tarun Fizer 0g-1a, Mitch Prowse 0g-1a.
Portland - Jaydon Dureau 1g-2a, Cross Hanas 1g-1a, Johnny Ludvig 0g-2a, Tyson Kozak 1g-0a, Jake Gricius 1g-0a (Game Winner), Robbie Fromm-Delorme 0g-1a, Seth Jarvis 0g-1a.
Goaltending:
Royals - Adam Evanoff (L) - 59:05 mins, 29 saves on 32 shots.
Portland - Joel Hofer (W) - 60:00 mins, 37 saves on 38 shots.
Powerplay:
Royals - 1/4 = 25.0%.
Portland - 1/4 = 25.0%.
Notes:
Season Series Recap: Tonight's game was the fourth and final regular season meeting between the Portland Winterhawks and Victoria Royals. In those contests, Victoria posted a record of 1-1-2-0 with three of the four contests being decided in overtime. Brayden Tracey led the way in team scoring against the Winterhawks with five points (2g-3a).
Powerplay Prowess: With a powerplay marker in tonight's game, Victoria has now scored on the man-advantage in three straight contests. In those three games, the Royals have gone 3/9=33.3% on the powerplay. Victoria also had posted a 5/13=38.5% success rate on the man-advantage against Portland this season.
Heating Up: In tonight's game, Royals' forward Brayden Tracey extended his point streak to three games. The Calgary, AB native scored a goal in the game tonight to increase his point total to four (2g-2a) over that span. Tracey now has 58 points (20g-38a) in 51 games this season.
100th Game: Tonight, Victoria goaltender Adam Evanoff played in his 100th WHL regular season game. The 2000-born netminder played parts of three seasons with the Moose Jaw Warriors from 2017-2020 and was acquired by the Royals, along with Brayden Tracey on January 9th. Over the course of his WHL career, Evanoff has recorded 46 wins, a goals against average of 3.12, a 0.905 save percentage and 2 shutouts.
Injury Report: Victoria was missing four regular players due to injury in tonight's game: starting goaltender Shane Farkas, defenceman Noah Lamb, and forwards Graeme Bryks and Riley Gannon.
Road Trip Wrap-up: The Royals conclude their three-game road trip on Wednesday with a match-up against their B.C. Division rival the Kelowna Rockets. Puck drop for that game is at 7:05 p.m.
Next Home Game: The Royals will return home Friday, March 13th and Saturday, March 14th for a two-game homestand against the Prince George Cougars. Friday's game also plays host to WHL Suits Up to Promote Organ Donation - Presented by RE/MAX, where the Royals will wear special themed jerseys. Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m. for both games and 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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