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January 4, 2020 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Kelowna, BC - The Victoria Royals received a two-goal performance from Kaid Oliver, and 32 saves from goaltender Shane Farkas to beat the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 on Friday night.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - bit.ly/39EZoJ6.

Scoring:

Royals - Kaid Oliver 2g-0a (Game Winner), Gary Haden 0g-1a, Tarun Fizer 0g-1a.

Kelowna - Kaedan Korczak 1g-0a, Michael Farren 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Shane Farkas (W) - 60:00 mins, 32 saves on 33 shots.

Kelowna - Roman Basran (L) - 58:17 mins, 23 saves on 25 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals - 1/3 = 33.3%.

Kelowna - 0/4 = 0.0%.

Notes:

BC Battles: With tonight's win, Victoria moves to 14-5-0-0 against BC Division opponents. Amongst the five teams in the division, the Royals have gained the most points from divisional games with 28.

Road Trip: Victoria is now 3-0-0-0 on their five-game BC Division road trip and have outscored their opponents 11-2.

PK Power: The Royals successfully killed off all four of their penalties tonight and have not allowed a powerplay goal against in their last five games (17/17=100%).

One Goal Games: Victoria now holds a record of 11-4-2-0 in games decided by one goal.

Shutout Streak: Royals' goaltender Shane Farkas had his shutout streak end at 146:26 minutes. Prior to Kaedan Korczak's tally, Farkas last allowed a goal at the 2:21 mark of the first period on December 30th vs. the Kamloops Blazers.

Up Next: The Royals will continue their five-game BC Division road trip tomorrow night against the Kamloops Blazers at 7:00 p.m.

Back at the Barn: Victoria returns home to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on January 10th to begin a four-game homestand. The Royals will host the CHL's third ranked team in the Portland Winterhawks on Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th. The Tri-City Americans then come to town for a pair of games on Tuesday, January 14th and Wednesday, January 15th. Puck drop for all four games is scheduled for 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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