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Royals Hold off Giants in Shootout Victory

October 29, 2017 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


ROYALS HOLD OFF GIANTS IN SHOOTOUT VICTORY Victoria's Matthew Phillips registers 200th WHL point and shootout winner in 6-5 win over Vancouver.

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals defeated the Vancouver Giants 6-5 as Matthew Phillips scored the shootout winner, and goaltender Griffen Outhouse stopped all three attempts, on Saturday night.

Game Summary Scoring:

Royals - Matthew Phillips 1g-1a (Shootout Winner), Scott Walford 0g-2a, Ryan Peckford, 1g-0a, Eric Florchuk 1g-0a, Regan Nagy 1g-0a, Jared Legien 1g-0a, Jeremy Masella 0g-1a, Tyler Soy 0g-1a, Dante Hannoun 0g-1a, Dino Kambeitz 0g-1a, Chaz Reddekopp 0g-1a, Kaid Oliver 0g-1a

Vancouver - Matt Barberis 1g-1a, Owen Hardy 1g-1a, Dylan Plouffe 0g-2a James Malm 1g-0a, Tyler Popowich 1g-0a, Ty Ronning 1g-0a, Bailey Dhaliwal 0g-1a, Cyle McNabb 0g-1a, Bowen Byram 0g-1a, Marcus Kichton 0g-1a, Dawson Holt 0g-1a

Goaltending:

Royals - Griffen Outhouse (W) - 65:00 Min, 43 saves on 48 shots

Vancouver - David Tendeck (SOL) - 64:27 min, 37 saves on 42 shots Power Play: Royals - 1/911.1%

Vancouver - 1/616.7%

Notes:

Record Setter - Matthew Phillips has registered a point in 16 consecutive games (13g-19a), which is the new franchise record for longest point streak. The previous high was set by Mark Santorelli (11g-16a) during the 2006-2007 season with the Chilliwack Bruins.

Captain Phillips - With an assist tonight, Victoria's Phillips registered his 200th career WHL point and 100th career WHL assist. The Calgary Flames' prospect is the fastest player in franchise history to accomplish both feats.

Awesome October - The Royals have now earned eight wins this month, which is the most the club has earned in any October since the club relocated to Victoria.

Saturday Night Shootout - Tonight's game marked the first shootout of the season for Victoria and second for Vancouver. Phillips' shootout marker was the first of his WHL career.

BC Division - With the win, Victoria remains perfect against BC Division opponents this year as they have collected a record of 7-0-0-0 and have outscored the opposition 35-17.

Milestone Night - Royals' forward Jared Legien took part in his 100th WHL contest tonight. The native of Pilot Butte, SK has registered 29 points (10g-19a) in his time in the league. Legien played 84 games with the Kootenay ICE from 2014-2017, and has played in all 16 games this season for Victoria.

Island Product - Vancouver forward Owen Hardy played close to home tonight, and earned a goal and an assist. The 1999-born skater is originally from Nanaimo, BC and played midget hockey for the North Island Silvertips of the BCMML.

Next Up - The Royals will face the Giants again tomorrow afternoon at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre with puck drop set for 3:05 p.m. Victoria will continue their homestand on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th against the Kelowna Rockets. 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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