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Royals Earn Point in Overtime Loss to Giants

February 24, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals were edged 2-1 in overtime by the BC Division leading Vancouver Giants in their third game in as many days.

Game Summary:

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Scoring:

Royals - Phillip Schultz 1g-0a, Kody McDonald 0g-1a, Scott Walford 0g-1a.

Vancouver - Davis Koch 0g-2a, Justin Sourdif 1g-0a, Bowen Byram 1g-0a (Game Winner), Milos Roman 0g-1a, Jared Dmytriw 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Brock Gould (OTL) - 60:59 mins, 28 saves on 30 shots.

Vancouver - Trent Miner (W) - 60:59 mins, 25 saves on 26 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals - 1/8 = 12.5%

Vancouver - 1/4 = 25.0%

Notes:

Three-in-Three: Today's game marked the Victoria Royals' last three games in three nights situation this season. In the final contest of a three-in-three, the Royals posted a record of 1-1-1-0.

Series Recap: This afternoon's contest was the Royals' and Giants' regular season series finale. With the overtime loss, Victoria posted an overall record of 4-4-2-0, with a mark of 3-1-1-0 on home ice, against the BC Division leaders.

One Goal Games: Today's overtime loss was the Royals' 23rd contest this season that has been decided by one goal. With the defeat, Victoria is now 13-7-1-2 in games that have been decided by a single goal.

Save-On Send Off: Former Royal and current Giants' captain Jared Dmytriw recorded an assist in his final regular season game at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The 20-year-old played three campaigns with the Victoria Royals (2014-2017) and parts of two seasons with the Vancouver Giants (2017-2019).

Coming Up: The Royals will be back in action as they will wrap up their four-game homestand on Friday March 1st, and Saturday March 2nd to face the Prince George Cougars. 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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