WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Fall to Giants in Game 5

Published on April 1, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals were bested 5-3 by the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night and now trail their best-of-seven series 3-2.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - http://whl.ca/gamecentre/1015456/boxscore

Scoring:

Royals - Matthew Phillips 1g-2a, Dante Hannoun 1g-1a, Kade Jensen 0g-2a, Noah Gregor 1g-0a, Igor Martynov 0g-1a.

Vancouver - Bowen Byram 2g-0a, Dawson Holt 0g-2a, Jared Dmytriw 1g-0a (Game Winner), Davis Koch 1g-0a, James Malm 1g-0a, Tyler Benson 0g-1a, Owen Hardy 0g-1a, Ty Ronning 0g-1a, Kaleb Bulych 0g-1a, Tyler Popowich 0g-1a, Milos Roman 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Griffen Outhouse (L) - 58:47 Mins, 26 saves on 31 shots

Vancouver - David Tendeck (W) - 60:00 Mins, 26 saves on 29 shots

Power Play:

Royals - 1/6=16.7%

Vancouver - 0/1=0.0%

Notes:

Bounce Back - In Royals playoff history, the club has taken part in a pair of Game 6's following a loss on home ice in Game 5. In those two games, Victoria has posted a record of 2-0 on the road and have outscored their opponents 9-4.

PK Party - At home during these playoffs, the Royals' penalty kill has recorded a mark of 6/6 (100.0%), which is tops in the WHL.

Red Hot Royal - With a goal tonight, Victoria forward Noah Gregor has found the score sheet in his last four playoff games as he has collected six points (3g-3a) during that span. The native of Beaumont, AB has totaled 17 points (8g-9a) in 22 career WHL playoff games.

Hitting the Road - The Royals will travel to Langley to face the Giants on Monday, April 2nd for Game 6 at the Langley Events Centre with puck drop set for 2:00 p.m.

Game 7 - If necessary, Victoria will return home for Game 7 on Tuesday, April 3rd at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre with puck drop set for 7:05 p.m.

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