WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Held off by Rebels

Published on February 17, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria drops 4-3 contest to Red Deer; face B.C. Division rival Vancouver Giants tomorrow.

For Immediate Release

Friday, February 16, 2018

Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals fell 4-3 to the Red Deer Rebels at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Friday night.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - http://whl.ca/gamecentre/1015253/boxscore

Scoring:

Royals - Kade Jensen 1g-1a, Matthew Phillips 1g-0a, Lane Zablocki 1g-0a, Igor Martynov 0g-1a, Dante Hannoun 0g-1a.

Red Deer - Kristian Reichel 1g-0a, Mason McCarty 1g-0a, Brandon Cutler 1g-0a, Chris Douglas 1g-0a (Game Winner), Alexander Alexeyev 0g-1a, Brandon Hagel 0g-1a, Ethan Sakowich 0g-1a, Jacob Herauf 0g-1a, Colin Paradis 0g-1a, Reese Johnson 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Dean McNabb (L) - 58:52 Mins, 23 saves on 27 shots

Red Deer - Riley Lamb (W) - 60:00 Mins, 33 saves on 36 shots

Power Play:

Royals - 1/3=33.3%

Red Deer - 1/4=25.0%

Notes:

Magical Man-Advantage - After Lane Zablocki's powerplay goal in the third period tonight, Victoria has now scored at least once on the man-advantage in six of their past seven home games. The Royals lead the league with 43 powerplay goals scored on home ice, and sit second overall at home with a mark of 43/149=28.9%

Streaking Skater - Matthew Phillips scored the first goal of the night for Victoria and stretched his point streak to 20 games. Over his franchise record setting streak, Phillips has registered 37 points (16g-21a).

Red Deer Returnees - The Royals had a pair of former Rebels take part in tonight's game. Defenceman Jared Freadrich played for Red Deer last season and tallied 30 points (6g-24a) in 64 games, while Lane Zablocki spent parts of two seasons (2016-18) with the Rebels and earned 48 points (28g-20a) in 62 contests.

Blueline Production - With a goal and an assist tonight, blueliner Kade Jensen continued to surpass his early season point total with the Brandon Wheat Kings. In the 22 games since he joined Victoria in early December Jensen has nine points (4g-5a), compared to five points (2g-3a) in 25 games with the Wheat Kings at the start of 2017-18.

Next Up - The Royals continue their five-game homestand at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre tomorrow against the Vancouver Giants. Puck drop is set 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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