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WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Edge Cougars

March 2, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC -- The Victoria Royals earned a 4-3 victory over the Prince George Cougars as forward Kody McDonald registered three points (2g-1a), which included the game winner, against his former team.

Game Summary:

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Scoring:

Royals - Kody McDonald 2g-1a (Game Winner), Tarun Fizer 1g-1a, Jameson Murray 0g-2a, Phillip Schultz 1g-0a, Mitchell Prowse 0g-1a, Scott Walford 0g-1a, Igor Martynov 0g-1a.

Prince George - Joel Lakustra 0g-2a, Josh Maser 1g-0a, Matej Toman 1g-0a, Reid Perepeluk 1g-0a, Jackson Leppard 0g-1a, Jack Sander 0g-1a, Vladislav Mikhalchuk 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Griffen Outhouse (W) - 60:00 mins, 32 saves on 35 shots.

Prince George - Taylor Gauthier (L) - 24:26 mins, 14 saves on 18 shots.

Isaiah DiLaura - 33:15 mins, stopped all 10 shots he faced.

Powerplay:

Royals - 1/4 = 25.0%

Prince George - 1/6 = 16.7%

Notes:

Former Team: Kody McDonald faced his former team tonight for the first time at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. McDonald spent parts of five seasons (2013-2018) with the Cougars where he played 232 games.

Birthday Boy: Tarun Fizer celebrated his 18th birthday today. The native of Chestermere, AB has tallied 34 points (13g-41a) in 61 games this season.

Three in the First: The Royals recorded a trio of goals in the opening frame tonight against Prince George. The club has scored three goals in the first period three previous times this season; on November 9th, December 11th, and February 1st. All four occasions ended with a Royals win.

Streaking: Currently, Royals' forward Kody McDonald and defenceman Scott Walford are riding three-game point scoring streaks. Over this span, McDonald has recorded five points (3g-2a), while Walford has collected three assists.

Final Countdown: Tonight's contest kicked off the Royals' final month of the regular season. Since the 2014-15 season, Victoria is now 4-0-1-0 in their first game in the month of March.

Coming Up: The Royals finish their weekend back-to-back set against the Cougars tomorrow night, at 7:05 p.m., for WHL Suits Up with Don Cherry to Promote Organ Donation Presented by RE/MAX. Victoria will wear special Don Cherry themed jerseys with their nicknames on the back for this game. 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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